TY  - BOOK
AU  - Firn,Richard
TI  - Nature's chemicals: the natural products that shaped our world 
T2  - Oxford biology
SN  - 9780199566839 (hbk.)
AV  - QK99.A1 F565 2010
U1  - 547.7 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Natural products
KW  - Bioactive compounds
N1  - 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
UR  - http://repository.fue.edu.eg/xmlui/handle/123456789/2670
ER  -