Comprehensive Natural Products II: Chemistry and Biology

This work presents a definitive interpretation of the current status of and future trends in natural products—a dynamic field at the intersection of chemistry and biology concerned with isolation, identification, structure elucidation, and chemical characteristics of naturally occurring compounds such as pheromones, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and enzymes. With more than 1,800 color figures, Comprehensive Natural Products II features 100% new material and complements rather than replaces the original work (©1999).

Reviews the accumulated efforts of chemical and biological research to understand living organisms and their distinctive effects on health and medicineStimulates new ideas among the established natural products research community—which includes chemists, biochemists, biologists, botanists, and pharmacologistsInforms and inspires students and newcomers to the field with accessible content in a range of delivery formatsIncludes 100% new content, with more than 6,000 figures (1/3 of these in color) and 40,000 references to the primary literature, for a thorough examination of the field Highlights new research and innovations concerning living organisms and their distinctive role in our understanding and improvement of human health, genomics, ecology/environment, and more Adds to the rich body of work that is the first edition, which will be available for the first time in a convenient online format giving researchers complete access to authoritative Natural Products content

Natural Products Structural Diversity-I Secondary Metabolites: Organization and Biosynthesis – fatty acids, polyketide synthases (PKS), terpenes Natural Products Structural Diversity-II Secondary Metabolites: Sources, Structures and Chemical Biology  - marine, microorganism, bacteria Development & Modification of Bioactivity – developing drugs from natural products; chemistry of key natural products (tea, cannabis etc) Chemical Ecology – hormones, pheromones, chemical defence and toxins, antifeedants, allelochemicals Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins - natural, unnatural, sources and uses Carbohydrates, Nucleosides & Nucleic Acids – vaccines, synthesis, enzymatic and biosynthesis of carbohydrate molecules Cofactors –vitamins and co-factors, co-enzymes, thiamine, pyridoxal phosphate, Enzymes and Enzyme Mechanisms – evolution, mechanism and studies; Modern Methods for the Investigation of Natural Products  – analytical techniques to investigate structures and methods used by natural product scientists. Index