This work presents a definitive interpretation of the current status of and future trends in natural products-a dynamic field at the intersection of chemistry and biology concerned with isolation, identification, structure elucidation, and chemical characteristics of naturally occurring compounds such as pheromones, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and enzymes. With more than 1,800 color figures, Comprehensive Natural Products II features 100% new material and complements rather than replaces the original work ( 1999).

Natural Products Structural Diversity-I Secondary Metabolites: Organization and Biosynthesis - fatty acids, polyketide synthases (PKS), terpenes Natural Products Structural Diversity-II Secondary Metabolites: Sources, Structures and Chemical Biology - marine, microorganism, bacteria Development & Modification of Bioactivity - developing drugs from natural products; chemistry of key natural products (tea, cannabis etc) Chemical Ecology - hormones, pheromones, chemical defence and toxins, antifeedants, allelochemicals Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins - natural, unnatural, sources and uses Carbohydrates, Nucleosides & Nucleic Acids - vaccines, synthesis, enzymatic and biosynthesis of carbohydrate molecules Cofactors -vitamins and co-factors, co-enzymes, thiamine, pyridoxal phosphate, Enzymes and Enzyme Mechanisms - evolution, mechanism and studies; Modern Methods for the Investigation of Natural Products - analytical techniques to investigate structures and methods used by natural product scientists. Index