药学英语药学英语 (23).pptVIP

Unit Eight Drug Discovery and Natural Products Part one It may be argued that drug discovery is a recent concept that evolved from modern science during the 20th century, but this concept in reality dates back many centuries, and has its origins in nature. On many occasions, humans have turned to Mother Nature for cures, and discovered unique drug molecules. 人们或许认为药物开发是从20世纪现代科学中发展而来的新概念，然而事实上这一概念数百年前就已经存在并起源于大自然。 很多情况下，人类不得不向大自然母亲寻找治疗方法，从而发现了独特的药物分子。 Thus, the term natural product has become almost synonymous 同义的 with the concept of drug discovery. In modern