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Adegboye, Oyelola, Field, Matt A., Kupz, Andreas, Pai, Saparna, Sharma, Dileep, Smout, Michael J., Wangchuk, Phurpa, Wong, Yide, and Loiseau, Claire (2021) Natural-product-based solutions for tropical infectious diseases. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 34 (4). e00348-20.

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Book Chapter

Yeshi, Karma, and Wangchuk, Phurpa (2023) Aconitum napellus (Monkshood). In: Husen, Azamal, (ed.) Exploring Poisonous Plants: Medicinal Values, Toxicity Responses, and Therapeutic Uses. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, pp. 101-112.

Jamtsho, Tenzin, Ugyen, and Wangchuk, Phurpa (2023) Auricularia auricula-judae (Bull.) Major Bioactive Compounds, Health Benefits, and Pharmacological Activities. In: Sharma, Ajay, Nayik, Gulzar, and Bhardwaj, Garima, (eds.) Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of the Himalayas. Natural Products Chemistry of Global Plants . CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, pp. 19-43.

Nugraha, Ari, Wongso, Hendris, Pratoko, Dwi Koko, and Wangchuk, Phurpa (2023) Enokitake (Flammulina velutipes). In: Sharma, Ajay, Bhardwaj, Garima, and Nayik, Gulzar Ahmad, (eds.) Phytochemistry and Nutritional Composition of Significant Wild Medicinal and Edible Mushrooms: Traditional Uses and Pharmacology. Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK, pp. 165-200.

Yeshi, Karma, and Wangchuk, Phurpa (2021) Essential oils and their bioactive molecules in health care. In: Mandal, Subhash C., Nayak, Amit Kumar, and Dhara, Amal Kumar, (eds.) Herbal Biomolecules in Health Care Applications. London, UK, Academic Press, United Kingdom, pp. 215-237.

Wangchuk, Phurpa, and Loukas, Alex (2018) Techniques and technologies for the biodiscovery of novel small molecule drug lead compounds from natural products. In: Mandal, Subhash C., Mandal, Vivekananda, and Konishi, Tetsuya, (eds.) Natural Products and Drug Discovery: An Integrated Approach. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 435-465.

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Riddell, Pia, Paris, Monique C.J., Joone, Carolynne, Pageat, Patrick, Ganswindt, Andre, Parker, Daniel M., Du Plessis, Cole, and Paris, Damien B.B.P. (2020) Novel appeasing pheromones to minimize stress during metapopulation management of African wild dogs. In: Abstracts from the 33rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Wildlife Management Society. p. 44. From: 33rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Wildlife Management Society, 8-10 December 2020, Online Event.