Natural products chemistry has achieved enormous progress during the past few years. Not only has the synthetic repertoire of chemists expanded greatly, there have also been important increases of knowl- edge in the broader scope of investigations and in the understanding of natural products biosyntheses. This book is devoted to answering three important questions of natural products chemistry: Where does biodiversity come from? What is the current status in the field of natural products biosyntheses? Which natural products are important for drug development?
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