Medicinal natural products : a biosynthetic approach

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dewick, Paul M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley and Sons , 2008
Edition:3rd ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. About this book, and how to use it
  • 2. Secondary metabolism: the building blocks and construction mechanisms
  • 3. The acetate pathway: fatty acids and polyketides
  • 4. The shikimate pathway: aromatic amino acids and pheylpropanoids
  • 5. The mevalonate and methylerythritol phosphate pathways: terpenoids and steroids
  • 6. Alkaloids
  • 7. Peptides, proteins, and other amino acid derivatives
  • 8. Carbhydrates