Nature's chemicals : the natural products that shaped our world /
Firn, Richard.
Nature's chemicals : the natural products that shaped our world / Richard Firn. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - ix, 250 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. - Oxford biology . - Oxford biology. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-237) and index.
What are natural products? -- The importance of NPs in human affairs -- The main classes of NPs--only a few pathways lead to the majority of NPs -- Are NPs different from synthetic chemicals? -- Why do organisms make NPs? -- NPs, chemicals and the environment -- Natural products and the pharmaceutical industry -- The chemical interactions between organisms -- The evolution of metabolism -- The genetic modification of NP pathways--possible opportunities and possible pitfalls.
9780199566839 (hbk.) 0199566836 (hbk.)
2010277781
GBA978592 bnb 015-34637 bnb
015346376 Uk
Natural products.
Bioactive compounds.
QK99.A1 / F565 2010
547.7
QK99.A1 / F57 2010
Nature's chemicals : the natural products that shaped our world / Richard Firn. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - ix, 250 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. - Oxford biology . - Oxford biology. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-237) and index.
What are natural products? -- The importance of NPs in human affairs -- The main classes of NPs--only a few pathways lead to the majority of NPs -- Are NPs different from synthetic chemicals? -- Why do organisms make NPs? -- NPs, chemicals and the environment -- Natural products and the pharmaceutical industry -- The chemical interactions between organisms -- The evolution of metabolism -- The genetic modification of NP pathways--possible opportunities and possible pitfalls.
9780199566839 (hbk.) 0199566836 (hbk.)
2010277781
GBA978592 bnb 015-34637 bnb
015346376 Uk
Natural products.
Bioactive compounds.
QK99.A1 / F565 2010
547.7
QK99.A1 / F57 2010