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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford biologyPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: ix, 250 p. : ill., map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199566839 (hbk.)
  • 0199566836 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 547.7 22 F.R.N
LOC classification:
  • QK99.A1 F565 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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Books Books Main library A9 Pharmacy ( Pharmacognosy ) 547.7 F.R.N (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00005667

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.

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