Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 104

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kinghorn, A. Douglas (Editor), Falk, Heinz (Editor), Gibbons, Simon (Editor), Kobayashi, Jun'ichi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, 104
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Organic chemistry.; Medicinal chemistry.; Organic Chemistry.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.; Medicinal Chemistry.

The first contribution describes apolar and polar molecular fossils and, in particular biomarkers, along the lines usually followed in organic chemistry textbooks, and points to their bioprecursors when available. Thus, the apolar compounds are divided in linear and branched alkanes followed by alic...