Pietra F. (ed.) Tetrahedron Organic Chemistry. Volume 21. Biodiversity and Natural Product Diversity

Pergamon, 2002. — 351 p. — ISBN: 978-0-08-043707-1Definitions of abbreviations for the charts and tables
The concept of biodiversity
Defining biodiversity
The course of biodiversity
The relationship between biodiversity and natural product diversity
Taxonomy, phylogeny, and natural products
The problem of unculturable species
Natural product diversity: at which rank?
Natural product diversity at ecosystem level
Terrestrial and freshwater biomes
The oceans
The widespread distribution of natural products
Terrestrial vs marine natural product diversity
Life under extreme conditions
Graphic analysis of the skeletal diversity and complexity of natural products
Natural product diversity at functional level
Signaling, defensive, and environmentally relevant metabolites
Exploiting natural product diversity
Biotechnology and chemical synthesis of natural product
The role of biotechnology
The role of chemical synthesis
Threatening and management of natural product diversity
Management of natural product diversity