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

By: Firn, Richard.
Series: Oxford biology: Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: xi, 250 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780199566839 (hbk.); 0199566836 (hbk.); 9780199603022 (pbk.).Subject(s): Natural products | Bioactive compoundsDDC classification: 547.7
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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Floor 4, Shelf 16 , Side 1, TierNo 5, BayNo 8

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Includes 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.