title: Editorial: natural products chemistry in China.
abstract: China is a country rich in plants and microbe species that cultivate a remarkable diversity of secondary metabolites. Such products include 'qinghaosu' (artemisinin) and huperzine A, which are used in the treatment of malaria and Alzheimer's disease, respectively.
authors.forename: Ren Xiang
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001688:Biological Products; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D037621:Artemisinins; D001688:Biological Products; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C050426:huperzine A; C031327:artemisinin