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National Center for Natural Products Research
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Introduction
Natural products offer a vast and virtually unlimited source of new agents for
both the pharmaceutical and agrochemical
industries. The National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR) was
created to bring together an alliance of
academia, government, and the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries to
integrate research, development, and
commercialization of potentially useful natural products. It is the nation’s
only university-affiliated research center
devoted to improving human health and agricultural productivity through the
discovery, development, and commercialization
of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals derived from natural products.
The NCNPR conducts basic and applied multidisciplinary research to discover
and develop natural products for use as
pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements and agrochemicals, to understand the
biological and chemical properties of
medicinal plants, and to provide leadership in natural products research.
Research is also conducted on medicinal plants so
that they may be developed as crops for U.S. farmers. Building on a strong
foundation and history of excellence in natural
products research within the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in
the School of Pharmacy at the University of
Mississippi, NCNPR programs involve the faculty of the Departments of
Pharmacognosy, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology,
Pharmaceutics, Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Practice.
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