Nature´s chemicals : the natural products that shaped our world / Richard Firn
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TextoEditor: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010Editor: OxfordDescripción: ix, 250 p. : il., map ; 25 cmISBN: - 0199566836 (hbk.)
- 9780199566839 (hbk.)
- 9780199603022 (pbk)
- 547.7 F57 2010
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Incluye referencia bibliográfica: p. 219-237 e índice
Contenido: 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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