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

Author/creator: Firn, Richard.

Date: 2010..

Call Numbers: N547.7/53

Record Identifier: 74VKm25rG5zd

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: ix, 250 p. : ill. ; 25 cm., 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.

Publishers: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Notes: Oxford biology. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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DDC: 547.7

MMS ID: 991020448819702626