Chemistry of Natural Products provides an easy-to-read overview of natural products.

Chemistry of Natural Products includes twelve chapters covering most of the aspects of natural products chemistry. Each chapter covers:

• general introduction
• nomenclature
• occurrence
• isolation
• detection
• structure elucidation both by degradation and spectroscopic techniques
• biosynthesis
• synthesis
• biological activity and commercial applications, if any, of the compounds mentioned in each topic

Contents

1. Steroids
2. Terpenoids
3. Fatty Acids and Prostaglandins
4. Alkaloids
5. Amino Acids, Proteins and Bioconversions
6. Nucleic Acids
7. Carbohydrates
8. Insect and Plant Growth Regulations
9. Phenolics, Natural Dyes and Pigments
10. Marine Natural Products
11. Vitamins

Index

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