Medicinal Natural Products

1 About this book, and how to use it 1

The subject 1

The aim 1

The approach 2

The topics 2

The figures 2

Further reading 3

What to study 3

What to learn 3

Nomenclature 3

Conventions regarding acids, bases, and ions 4

Some common abbreviations 4

Further reading 5

2 Secondary metabolism: the building blocks and construction mechanisms 7

Primary and secondary metabolism 7

The building blocks 8

The co...