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Nature's chemicals : the natural products that shaped our world /

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This monograph describes natural products as a group in an evolutionary context. It synthesizes a widely dispersed literature and provides a general picture of natural products encompassing evolution, history, ecology, and environmental issues, along with some deeper theory relevant to biochemistry.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Firn, Richard (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:Oxford biology.
Subjects:
Natural products.
Bioactive compounds.
Plants, Medicinal > chemistry
Biological Factors > chemistry
Plants, Medicinal > microbiology
Produits naturels.
Composés bioactifs.
SCIENCE > Chemistry > Organic.
Bioactive compounds
Natural products
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This monograph describes natural products as a group in an evolutionary context. It synthesizes a widely dispersed literature and provides a general picture of natural products encompassing evolution, history, ecology, and environmental issues, along with some deeper theory relevant to biochemistry.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 250 pages) : illustrations, map.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-237) and index.
ISBN:9780191574368
0191574368
9780191721700
0191721700