Chemical aspects of biosynthesis
By: John Mann
Series: Oxford chemistry primers -- 20
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9780198556770; 9780198556763
Subjects: Biosynthesis; Secondary Metabolism; Metabolites
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [88]-89) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Fatty acids and derivatives; title: 3. Polyketides; title: 4. Terpenoids and steroids - the isoprenoids; title: 5. The shikimic acid pathway: biosynthesis of phenols, lignans, flavonoids, etc.; title: 6. Alkaloids; title: 7. Ecological chemistry.