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Medicinal natural products : a biosynthetic approach /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dewick, Paul M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, England ; New York, NY, USA : Wiley, [2002]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Biological Factors > biosynthesis.
Pharmacognosy.
Online Access:Medicinal natural products (Online)
Table of Contents:
  • About this book, and how to use it
  • Secondary metabolism : the building blocks and construction mechanisms
  • The acetate pathway : fatty acids and polyketides
  • The shikimate pathway : aromatic amino acids and phenylpropanoids
  • The mevalonate and deoxyxylulose phosphage pathways : terpenoids and steroids
  • Alkaloids
  • Peptides, proteins, and other amino acid derivatives
  • Carbohydrates