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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
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Contents; 1. What Are Natural Products?; 2. The Importance of NPs in Human Affairs; 3. The Main Classes of NPs
  • Only a Few Pathways Lead to the Majority of NPs; 4. Are NPs Different from Synthetic Chemicals?; 5. Why Do Organisms Make NPs?; 6. NPs, Chemicals and the Environment; 7. Natural Products and the Pharmaceutical Industry; 8. The Chemical Interactions between Organisms; 9. The Evolution of Metabolism; 10. The Genetic Modification of NP Pathways
  • Possible Opportunities and Possible Pitfalls; Notes; Index.