Firn, Richard. <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-237) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199566839 (hbk.) 0199566836 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010277781 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA978592  bnb 015-34637  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015346376  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Natural products.<br/>Bioactive compounds.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QK99.A1  / F565 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>547.7 
<br/><br/><label>National Agricultural Library Call No.: </label>QK99.A1  / F57 2010