Peter Rüedi
Organophosphorous Chemistry and Phytochemistry
Peter Rüedi was born 1944 in Lucerne (Switzerland) where he had the elementary and high school education.
He studied chemistry with specialization in organic chemistry at the University of Zurich. After a diploma (master) thesis on isolation and stuctural elucidation (1969) of a natural pigment he completed a PhD thesis on structural and synthetic aspects of physiologically active plant constituents (1972). Since 1975 Peter Rüedi has been associated with the Institute of Organic Chemistry as lecturer. In 1984 Peter Rüedi completed his habilitation entitled "Natürlich vorkommende Chinomethide. In 1998 he was appointed as Titularprofessor and he retired in 2009.
His research activities focused on two main subjects:
a) Organophosphorous chemistry: Regio- and Stereochemistry of the Inhibition of Acetylcholinesterase and Related Serine-Hydrolases by Organophosphorous Acetylcholine Mimetics.
b) Phytochemistry: Physiologically Active Constituents from Medicinal Plants: Multiple Biological Screening, Bioactivity Guided Isolation, Synthetic and Stereochemical Aspects.