Bioactive Molecules and Medicinal Plants

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ramawat, K.G (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Merillon, J.M (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
• Θέματα: Chemistry.; Pharmacy.; Biotechnology.; Medicinal chemistry.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant Biochemistry.; Medicinal Chemistry.

Use of medicinal plants is as old as human civilization and continuous efforts are being made to improve medicinal plants or produce their products in high amounts through various technologies. About 200,000 natural products of plant origin are known and many more are being identifed from higher pla...

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