Natural Products Chemistry & Research

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Damiao Pergentino de Sousa

Damiao Pergentino de Sousa

Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe,  Brazil.

Biography

Damiao Pergentino de Sousa completed his graduation in Pharmacy in 1995 and obtained his Master  degree in Natural Products (Pharmacology and Chemistry) in 1998, both from the Federal University of Paraíba. He did his PhD studies in Sciences (Area: Organic Chemistry) in 2004 from the Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil. He is currently a professor at the Federal University of Sergipe. His current research areas are Medicinal Chemistry, Structural Modification of Terpenes, Chemistry of Natural Products, and Preparation of Bioactive Substances from Secondary Metabolites. He has published 59 articles in international refereed journals and 9 in Brazilian journals, and has given 158 presentations on scientific studies at several conferences. He is a reviewer of 15 journals.

Research Interest

Design, Synthesis and evaluation of bioactive compounds, Chemistry of Natural Products, Psychoactive Drugs, Essential Oils, Medicinal Chemistry.

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