Racemic natural products display a wealth of bioactivities and chemical diversity. Their derivation from intriguing racemization processes, through enzymatic or non-enzymatic pathways, are discussed here, as well as their pharmacological properties and the analytical techniques developed for their identification, resolution and characterization.
- Gabin Thierry M. Bitchagno
- Vaderament-A. Nchiozem-Ngnitedem
- Serge Alain Fobofou