Nature's chemicals: the natural products that shaped our world

Abstract

1. What are Natural Products? 2. The Importance of NPs in Human Affairs 3. The Main Classes of NPs - Only a Few Pathways Lead to the Majority of NPs 4. Are NPs Different from Synthetic Chemicals? 5. Why Do Organisms Make NPs? 6. NPs, Chemicals and the Environment 7. Natural Products and the Pharmaceutical Industry 8. The Chemical Interactions Between Organisms 9. The Evolution of Metabolism 10. The Genetic Modification of NP Pathways - Possible Opportunities and Possible Pitfalls Notes Index

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10.5860/choice.48-2085

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