The continuing quest for new drugs and agrochemicals has seen
researchers looking to the natural world for potential products.
Plants and microorganisms have long been investigated as sources of
new lead compounds, but the scope of this book has been widened to
include substances derived from marine organisms. Advances in
genetic engineering, high throughput screening and structure
elucidation have also opened up further avenues for exploration.
Competitive pressure from the field of combinatorial chemistry has
expedited new approaches to natural product analysis and stimulated
debate on the industrial utilization of natural products.
Biodiversity: New Leads for the Pharmaceutical and Agrochemical
Industries reviews and discusses aspects of modern natural products
research. The central theme of many articles is the sustainable use
of global biodiversity. Microbial, plant and marine products are
presented as the sources of new drugs, including antifungal
products, antibiotics, anticancer agents and animal health
products. There is also coverage of the biosynthesis of polyketides
and the chemical synthesis of natural products and their
derivatives. A unique blend of industrial and academic perspectives
on the importance of biodiversity and natural products, this book
will prove an important source of state-of-the-art information for
researchers, teachers and graduates in the chemical and biological
sciences.
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