Pietra, Francesco
Biodiversity and Natural Product Diversity

Francesco Pietra's study focuses on representative examples of biodiversity and natural products that exhibit diversity drawn from the literature and the author's own observations. 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. XIV,351 Seiten mit zahlreichen Tab., broschiert (Tetrahedron Organic Chemistry Series; Vol. 21/Pergamon 2002) strongly bumped/Buchblock stark bestoßen