Biodiversity and Natural Product Diversity

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-08-043707-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 366 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 750 g

This, the most recent contribution to the Tetrahedron Organic Chemistry series, provides an integrated evaluation of the diversity of natural products in relation to biodiversity. The ongoing exploitation of biological resources, while maintaining an effective equilibrium on Earth, depends much on the conservation of biodiversity. To this end, parts one and two focus on biodiversity from all viewpoints, while explaining the link with natural products. The third section concentrates on the molecular-shape level, as a link to ecosystem and biodiversity, while the fourth section tackles actual functionalization, as a link to biodiversity at species level. Part five addresses the diversification of these resources from biotechnology and chemical technology, while the final part is concerned with maintaining natural product diversity on Earth.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pietra, F

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Agrarökonomie, Ernährungswirtschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Landwirtschaftliche Bewässerung
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Supramolekularchemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication

Preface

Definitions of abbreviations for the charts and tables

Part I: The concept of biodiversity

Chapter 1: Defining biodiversity

Chapter 2: The course of biodiversity

Part II: The relationship between biodiversity and natural product diversity

Chapter 3: Taxonomy, phylogeny, and natural products

Chapter 4: The problem of unculturable species

Chapter 5: Natural product diversity: at which rank?

Part III: Natural product diversity at ecosystem level

Chapter 6: Terrestrial and freshwater biomes

Chapter 7: The oceans

Chapter 8: The widespread distribution of natural products

Chapter 9: Terrestrial vs marine natural product diversity

Chapter 10: Life under extreme conditions

Chapter 11: Graphic analysis of the skeletal diversity and complexity of natural products

Part IV: Natural product diversity at functional level

Chapter 12: Signaling, defensive, and environmentally relevant metabolites

Chapter 13: Exploiting natural product diversity

Part V: Biotechnology and chemical synthesis of natural product

Chapter 14: The role of biotechnology

Chapter 15: The role of chemical synthesis

Part VI: Threatening and management of natural product diversity

Chapter 16: Threatening natural product diversity

Chapter 17: Management of natural product diversity

References

Index