课程主要内容包括：天然药物的结构与分类；天然药物的分离纯化与结构鉴定；天然药物的生物合成。本课程的一个重要特点就是实用性高，体现在对药物分子的化学结构与生物活性的了解，实用于药物学专业的研究生；第二个特点是实验针对性强，体现为课程将详细地介绍天然产物的分离纯化技术和化合物的结构鉴定技术；第三是理论性，体现为结合有机化学基础和生物催化技术阐明天然产物的生物合成途径和生物合成机制。本课程注重化学与生物学的结合，以提高学生的解决实际问题的能力。

This course will present the students with chemical structures, classification, purification, structural elucidation, and as well as biosynthesis of natural products. This course has some features including: (1) it will help the students understand the chemical structure and biological activity of natural medicine, which is very suitable for the students majored in medicinal chemistry; (2) the course will teach the students how to purify the compounds and how to elucidate their structures; (3) the course will provide the students with a global view on the biosynthesis of natural products by the combination of organic chemistry and biochemistry. The course emphasizes the perfect combination of chemistry and biology so that it will help improve the ability of students to solve the problem occurred during the study.