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Author : Derek Barton
Publisher : Newnes
ISBN 13 : 0080912834
Total Pages : 8492 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Comprehensive Natural Products Chemistry written by Derek Barton and published by Newnes. This book was released on 1999-02-18 with total page 8492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive Natural Products Chemistry
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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080453821
Total Pages : 7944 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Comprehensive Natural Products II written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-03-05 with total page 7944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents a definitive interpretation of the current status of and future trends in natural products—a dynamic field at the intersection of chemistry and biology concerned with isolation, identification, structure elucidation, and chemical characteristics of naturally occurring compounds such as pheromones, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and enzymes. With more than 1,800 color figures, Comprehensive Natural Products II features 100% new material and complements rather than replaces the original work (©1999). Reviews the accumulated efforts of chemical and biological research to understand living organisms and their distinctive effects on health and medicine Stimulates new ideas among the established natural products research community—which includes chemists, biochemists, biologists, botanists, and pharmacologists Informs and inspires students and newcomers to the field with accessible content in a range of delivery formats Includes 100% new content, with more than 6,000 figures (1/3 of these in color) and 40,000 references to the primary literature, for a thorough examination of the field Highlights new research and innovations concerning living organisms and their distinctive role in our understanding and improvement of human health, genomics, ecology/environment, and more Adds to the rich body of work that is the first edition, which will be available for the first time in a convenient online format giving researchers complete access to authoritative Natural Products content
Author : Kerry Ten Kate
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000699846
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Commercial Use of Biodiversity written by Kerry Ten Kate and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1999 The Commercial Use of Biodiversity examines how biodiversity and the genetic material it contains are now as valuable resources. Access to genetic resources and their commercial development involve a wide range of parties such as conservation and research institutes, local communities, government agencies and companies. Equitable partnerships are not only crucial to conservation and economic development but are also in the interests of business and often required by law. In this authoritative and comprehensive volume, the authors explain the provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity on access and benefit-sharing, the effect of national laws to implement these, and aspects of typical contracts for the transfer of materials. They provide a unique sector-by-sector analysis of how genetic resources are used, the scientific, technological and regulatory trends and the different markets in Pharmaceuticals, Botanical Medicines, Crop Development, Horticulture, Crop Protection, Biotechnology (in fields other than healthcare and agriculture) and Personal Care and Cosmetics Products. This will be an essential sourcebook for all those in the commercial chain, from raw material collection to product discovery, development and marketing, for governments and policy-makers drafting laws on access and for all the institutions, communities and individuals involved in the conservation, use, study and commercialisation of genetic resources.
Author : Cl¢vis de Vasconcelos Cavalcanti
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781782541257
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (412 download)
Download or read book The Environment, Sustainable Development, and Public Policies written by Cl¢vis de Vasconcelos Cavalcanti and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2000-05-25 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Government policy for sustainable development: Building sustainability in Brazil. Towards sustainable development. Sacale, ecological economics and the conservation of biodiversity. Environmental valuation in the quest for a sustainable future. Achieving a sustainable world. Policies for sustainable development. Green accounting and macroeconomic policy. A politico-communicative model to overcome the impasse of the current politico-technical model for environmental negotiation in Brazil. Agenda 21: a sustainable development strategy supported by participatory decision-marking processe. International prevate finance and sustainable development: policy instruments for Brazil. Enviromental services as a strategy for sustainable development in rural Amazonia. Exploitation of biodiversity and indigenous Knowledge in Latin America: Challenges to sovereignty and the old order.
Author : Jr. Penn
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1599427184
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (994 download)
Download or read book Another Boom for Amazonia? written by Jr. Penn and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the socioeconomic and environmental implications of the new camu camu industry in Peru. Camu camu (Myrciaria dubia) is a small tree native to wetlands of the Amazon basin. It is especially abundant in Peruvian Amazonia. The high vitamin-C content of the fruit has generated interest in exporting camu camu products from Amazonia to more-developed countries. The government of Peru has been actively promoting this new extractive industry, as well as the planting of camu camu in rural areas. Non-governmental development organizations and private industry are now actively involved with camu camu projects and enterprises. In Peru, enthusiasm for this native species is high, because camu camu is expected to provide a much-needed and sustainable economic boost for the region. However, many questions about the environmental implications and socioeconomic impacts of the camu camu export industry need to be answered in order to understand its ecological and economic viability, and its effects on business and in rural communities. Winner of 2010 "Dissertation Excellence Award" Findings indicate that camu camu has provided significantly more income to rural residents than is provided by the traditional boom and bust economies of Amazonia. Households who adopted camu camu as a new crop in their floodplain agroforestry systems farmed significantly more floodplain land than non-adopters, and were especially adept at experimenting with new innovations. Lack of agricultural credit is a major constraint to adopting camu camu as a new crop in Peru. Geographic isolation and the location of processing facilities in relation to fruit harvests present major obstacles to the economic viability of the new industry. Camu camu was found to be cultivated with a higher diversity of annual crops than is typical in floodplain fields of the region. Extraction of camu camu fruits from the wild does not appear to have a negative environmental impact, at least in the initial years of the industry. This non-timber forest product in the process of domestication can support a viable industry in the Peruvian Amazon, if agricultural extension methods and marketing channels are improved.
Author : John Andraos
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 100054236X
Total Pages : 1406 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Green Chemistry written by John Andraos and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 1406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in green chemistry and clean processes has grown so much in recent years that topics such as fluorous biphasic catalysis, metal organic frameworks, and process intensification, which were barely mentioned in the First Edition, have become major areas of research. In addition, government funding has ramped up the development of fuel cells and biofuels. This reflects the evolving focus from pollution remediation to pollution prevention. Copiously illustrated with more than 800 figures, the Third Edition provides an update from the frontiers of the field. It features supplementary exercises at the end of each chapter relevant to the chemical examples introduced in each chapter. Particular attention is paid to a new concluding chapter on the use of green metrics as an objective tool to demonstrate proof of synthesis plan efficiency and to identify where further improvements can be made through fully worked examples relevant to the chemical industry. NEW AND EXPANDED RESEARCH TOPICS Metal-organic frameworks Metrics Solid acids for alkylation of isobutene by butanes Carbon molecular sieves Mixed micro- and mesoporous solids Organocatalysis Process intensification and gas phase enzymatic reactions Hydrogen storage for fuel cells Reactive distillation Catalysts in action on an atomic scale UPDATED AND EXPANDED CURRENT EVENTS TOPICS Industry resistance to inherently safer chemistry Nuclear power Removal of mercury from vaccines Removal of mercury and lead from primary explosives Biofuels Uses for surplus glycerol New hard materials to reduce wear Electronic waste Smart growth The book covers traditional green chemistry topics, including catalysis, benign solvents, and alternative feedstocks. It also discusses relevant but less frequently covered topics with chapters such as "Chemistry of Long Wear" and "Population and the Environment." This coverage highlights the importance of chemistry to everyday life and demonstrates the benefits the expanded exploitation of green chemistry can have for society.
Author : Ronald Eisler
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420037986
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Biogeochemical, Health, and Ecotoxicological Perspectives on Gold and Gold Mining written by Ronald Eisler and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-10-28 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the esteemed nature of gold in society, evidence of adverse ecotoxicological effects and risk to human health in various mining and extraction techniques has generated increasing interest in the biological and environmental implications of gold. Biogeochemical, Health, and Ecotoxicological Perspectives on Gold and Gold Mining is the first c
Author : Michael Wink
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780849340857
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Biochemistry of Plant Secondary Metabolism written by Michael Wink and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-09-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The secondary metabolites of plants were once considered to be waste products - today, their true value is understood. New methods of separation and structural elucidation, and advances in the investigation of biochemical activities, have increased our understanding of secondary metabolites. Their function as a defense mechanisms offers a great potential for technological gain. Secondary metabolites can be utilized in agriculture to breed stronger crops and in the manufacture of biorational pesticides. They can also be exploited by medicine as theraputic agents. And these are just two of the likely uses. This landmark volume presents articles by an impressive team of experts from leading laboratories. Each chapter considers a current understanding of secondary metabolites in nature and the potential exploitation of those qualities by the biotechnology industry.
Author : Norman Thomas Uphoff
Publisher : Earthscan
ISBN 13 : 1849770441
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (497 download)
Download or read book Agroecological Innovations written by Norman Thomas Uphoff and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2013 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's food supply needs to rise significantly, yet both arable and water supplies per capita are decreasing. Not only are modern agricultural methods beyond the reach of those suffering the greatest food insecurity but they are also ecologically damaging, relying upon fossil energy and chemical inputs. This volume offers a collection of innovative and diverse approaches to agricultural development.; Documented in 12 case studies, these approaches are reliant upon greater knowledge, skill and labour input, rather than larger capital expenditure. They are shown to increase yield substantially, sometimes doubling or tripling output. This volume presents the concepts and operational means for reorienting agricultural efforts towards these more environmentally friendly and socially desirable approaches in the developed as well as developing world.
Author : Norman Uphoff
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 142001711X
Total Pages : 785 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems written by Norman Uphoff and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-03-03 with total page 785 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global agriculture is now at the crossroads. The Green Revolution of the last century is losing momentum. Rates of growth in food production are now declining, with land and water resources becoming scarcer, while world population continues to grow. We need to continue to identify and share the knowledge that will support successful and sustainable
Author : Laurie Pippen
Publisher : Eiram Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1933039744
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Laurie Pippen’s All Natural Colorants for Cosmetic, Culinary, and Textile Dyeing written by Laurie Pippen and published by Eiram Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colorants are everywhere. You can find dyes in your decor, cosmetics, food, and in nearly every fabric in the home from your socks to your furniture. Many of these dyes are made using chemical alternatives to the abundant selection of all natural colorants you can find cheaply and easily in your own backyard. Whether you are hoping to make life more natural by creating your own, homemade colorants or hoping to replace one or two synthetic colorants with all natural plant dyes, you will find that coloring with natural choices is easy, fun, and yields amazing results. A natural colorant is a colorant that comes from minerals, plants, or invertebrates. The most common natural colorants come from plant sources like bark, berries, flowers, leaves, and roots. Potential dyeing options are everywhere and this book only illustrates the most traditionally used colorants and the methods I have employed to obtain my desired results. My favorite forms of natural dyes come from plant parts like berries, flowers, leaves, nuts, and roots. After reading this guide and gaining some skill with natural dyes, you should look around and experiment to see what new and creative natural colorants might be available in your own back yard. Remember that natural colorants are not just for dyeing fabric. You can use natural colorants to create homemade ink, paint, or even to dye Easter eggs. Some of our countries oldest documents were written with ink made from natural colorants. You can also use natural colorants to make meals more healthy and appealing. Sometimes I like to use unusual colors to make mealtime fun for the whole family. Purple mashed potatoes or glowing orange rice is always a fun surprise. You can even use plant products when you make personal care products like make up, soaps, and hair colorant. Many commercial cosmetics you purchase have their color roots in natural product dyes and with a little knowledge and a bit of practice, you can become a master at making pleasing looking and smelling products for your family that actually have benefits to go with their attractiveness. Nearly anything you work with that needs color is a potential choice for natural plant dyes! Natural colorants come in every shade you might want. You can even blend or tone the colors up and down to achieve the exact result you need for your project.
Author : Bruce A. Bohm
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3709161819
Total Pages : 836 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Flavonoids of the Sunflower Family (Asteraceae) written by Bruce A. Bohm and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flavonoids are secondary plant products that have previously been shown to be helpful in determining relationships among plant groups. This work presents comprehensively the occurrence, patterns of variation, and systematic and evolutionary importance of flavonoids in the sunflower family (Asteraceae), the largest family of flowering plants (23,000 species). It gathers together the more than 2500 reports of flavonoids in Asteraceae published between 1950 to the present and interprets these data in context of new taxonomic (especially generic) alignments. The authors discuss flavonoid patterns with reference to modern phylogenetic studies based on morphology and DNA data. This book provides, therefore, the most exhaustive synthesis and evaluation of the systematic and evolutionary import of flavonoids ever accomplished for any large family of angiosperms.
Author : Jagdish Chander Dagar
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811568073
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)
Download or read book Agroforestry for Degraded Landscapes written by Jagdish Chander Dagar and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents various aspects of agroforestry research and development, as well as the latest trends in degraded landscape management. Over the last four decades, agroforestry research (particularly on degraded landscapes) has evolved into an essential problem-solving science, e.g. in terms of sustaining agricultural productivity, improving soil health and biodiversity, enhancing ecosystem services, supporting carbon sequestration and mitigating climate change. This book examines temperate and tropical agroforestry systems around the world, focusing on traditional and modern practices and technologies used to rehabilitate degraded lands. It covers the latest research advances, trends and challenges in the utilization and reclamation of degraded lands, e.g. urban and peri-urban agroforestry, reclamation of degraded landscapes, tree-based multi-enterprise agriculture, domestication of high-value halophytes, afforestation of coastal areas, preserving mangroves and much more. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable asset for a broad range of stakeholders including farmers, scientists, researchers, educators, students, development/extension agents, environmentalists, policy/decision makers, and government and non-government organizations.
Author : Nigel Smith
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319055097
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Palms and People in the Amazon written by Nigel Smith and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the degree to which landscapes have been enriched with palms by human activities and the importance of palms for the lives of people in the region today and historically. Palms are a prominent feature of many landscapes in Amazonia, and they are important culturally, economically, and for a variety of ecological roles they play. Humans have been reorganizing the biological furniture in the region since the first hunters and gatherers arrived over 20,000 years ago.
Author : Florencia Montagnini
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781420049466
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (494 download)
Download or read book The Silvicultural Basis For Agroforestry Systems written by Florencia Montagnini and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-12-20 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Green Revolution in many developing countries, agroforestry systems tended to reflect modern agricultural systems by their intensive use of fertilizers, pesticides, and site modifications to fit the desired crop. Since the 1980's, agroforestry has learned from traditional indigenous systems to work more closely with the fertility of marginal lands through the use of less intensive cultivation and fallow periods. True to its title, this volume provides a silvicultural framework for thinking about the design and practice of agroforestry systems. Unlike many general agroforestry books, The Silvicultural Basis for Agroforestry Systems emphasizes research and thoughts from a forestry perspective rather than an agricultural one. Many of the examples used in this reference are based on the ecological theory of forests that concern the competition for resources of plant-plant and plant-animal mixtures. This guide also uses the knowledge gained about the temporal and spatial dynamic and productivity of forests as the basis for silvicultural applications in agroforestry systems. The Silvicultural Basis for Agroforestry Systems contains three parts:
Author : Sajad H Wani
Publisher : Educreation Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Cancer written by Sajad H Wani and published by Educreation Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nice Book for Researchers.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1130 pages
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Download or read book Anticancer Research written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
