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Published on:
06-Oct-2009
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Medicinal Natural Products A Biosynthetic Approach 3rd Edition
Author:
Paul M Dewick
Medicinal Natural Products: A Biosynthetic Approach (3rd ed., Wiley, 2009) by Paul M. Dewick, formerly of the University of Nottingham, teaches natural products by following their biosynthesis, grouping compounds by the biochemical route that builds them. It presents medicinally important compounds as products of a few building blocks and reaction mechanisms in secondary metabolism. Its chapters cover: The acetate pathway (fatty acids, prostaglandins, and polyketides) The shikimate pathway (phe... see more