Despite the long association of organohalogen compounds with
human activities, nature is the producer of nearly 5,000
halogen-containing chemicals. Once dismissed as accidents of nature
or isolation artifacts, organohalogen compounds represent an
important and ever growing class of natural products, in many cases
exhibiting exceptional biological activity. Since the last
comprehensive review in 1996 (Vol. 68, this series), there have
been discovered an additional 2,500 organochlorine, organobromine,
and other organohalogen compounds. These natural organohalogens are
biosynthesized by bacteria, fungi, lichen, plants, marine organisms
of all types, insects, and higher animals including humans. These
compounds are also formed abiogenically, as in volcanoes, forest
fires, and other geothermal events.In some instances, natural
organohalogens are precisely the same chemicals that man
synthesizes for industrial use, and some of the quantities of these
natural chemicals far exceed the quantities emitted by man.
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag
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Country of origin: |
Austria |
Series: |
Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, 91 |
Release date: |
December 2009 |
First published: |
2010 |
Authors: |
Gordon W. Gribble
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
613 |
Edition: |
Edition. |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-211-99322-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Chemistry >
Organic chemistry >
General
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LSN: |
3-211-99322-3 |
Barcode: |
9783211993224 |
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