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    Marine Natural Products: Chemical and Biological Perspectives
    Marine Natural Products: Chemical and Biological Perspectives
    Marine Natural Products: Chemical and Biological Perspectives
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    Marine Natural Products: Chemical and Biological Perspectives

    By Paul J. Scheuer

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    Marine Natural Products: Chemical and Biological Perspectives, Volume IV is a collection of papers that provides critical reviews, research findings, and new perspectives in the field of marine research. The book deals with the developments in marine natural products research. Chapters in the volume present papers discussing such subject as blue-green algal metabolites; guanidine derivatives and phenols; and the examination of the wide-ranging bases and far-reaching consequences of marine natural product research. Marine biologists, biochemists, and pharmacologists will find the book a good reference material.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateOct 22, 2013
    ISBN9781483271927
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