Molecules That Changed the World
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Published: April 4, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9783527309832
Subjects: History of science; Pharmacology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Chemistry - General; Science / Chemistry / General
Description: From the publisher: Here, the best-selling author and renowned researcher, K. C. Nicolaou, presents around 40 natural products that all have an enormous impact on our everyday life. Printed in full color throughout with a host of pictures, this book is written in the author's very enjoyable and distinct style, such that each chapter is full of interesting and entertaining information on the facts, stories and people behind the scenes. Molecules covered span the healthy and useful, as well as the much-needed and extremely toxic, including Aspirin, urea, camphor, morphine, strychnine, penicillin, vitamin B12, Taxol, Brevetoxin and quinine.