Encyclopedia of Marine Natural Products (3-Volume Set)

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2-nd Edition. - Wiley, 2014. - 1865 p. - Now in its second edition and further expanded by 15%, this encyclopedic work is one of the largest resources on marine natural products. It contains an exhaustive and systematic listing of more than 9,000 formulae and 10,000 references with around 650 relevant websites. The unique approach of classifying the compounds by biological species together with their background information makes this particularly useful for marine biologists, and contributed significantly to the overwhelming success of the previous edition. The digital version now features a completely cross-linked library of compounds for easy access to related substances, making it even more useful for biologists, chemists and pharmacologists alike.Contents General aspects, microorganisms, algae, and fungi General aspects and documentary resources Systems of Classification of Living Organisms: Great Steps in Chemical and Biological Evolution General Information on the Marine Environment Chemistry of Marine Natural Products: Originality, Diversity, Distribution Basic Marine Pharmacology Documentary Resources Archaea (archaebacteria) and eubacteria Archaea Eubacteria 1 Eubacteria 2 Photosynthetic eukaryotes Bacillariophyceae (Diatoms) Chrysophyceae, Raphidophyceae, Haptophyceae Dinophyceae (Dinoflagellates) Chlorophyceae (Green Algae) and Marine Spermatophyta Rhodophyceae (Red Algae) Phaeophyceae (Brown Algae) Major Uses of Macroalgae Fungi and other unicellular nonphotosynthetic eukaryotes Fungi Thraustochytrids and Ciliates Introduction to Marine Biotechnology Porifera, cnidaria, and ctenophora Diploblastic organisms: porifera, cnidaria, ctenophora Porifera (Sponges) Cnidaria and Ctenophora Protostomes and deuterostomes Protostomes Worm-like Organisms 1 Bryozoans, Phoronida, Brachiopoda Mollusks Arthropoda Introduction to chemical ecology Deuterostomes Echinodermata Worm-like Organisms 2: Chaetognatha, Hemichordata (Enteropneusta and Pterobranchia) Ascidians (Tunicates) Vertebrates: Fish, Reptiles, and Mammals