Bioactive Natural Products —— Detection, Isolation, and Structural Determination, Second Edition

This is virtually a new book rather than a rewrite of the first edition (which I read many years ago now - I might have to dig up a copy to add to my library). The new book is missing bibliographic and other publication information in between the front covers, at least for the copy in my hands. :-( One gets the feeling of holding a one-volume encyclopaedia in one's hands when thumbing through the contents pages and leafing through the chapters. There is a wealth of material presented. All the usual chromatographic and structural techniques are covered somewhere in the text. I noticed an increase in the use of Mass Spectrometry as a structural tool. There are many 'case study' type scenarios described. The diagrams are clear and the chemical structures are mostly of a uniform appearance, which makes for a professional 'look'. This could be used for an advanced teaching text in Natural Product Chemistry. Unlike my usual approach to a book, I started reading from the back ... Steve Colegate's contribution on Plant-Associated Toxins was both gory and engaging! I am looking forward to learning from information that was not presented in the first edition! Recommended purchase folks!

This is virtually a new book rather than a rewrite of the first edition (which I read many years ago now - I might have to dig up a copy to add to my library). The new book is missing bibliographic and other publication information in between the front covers, at least for the copy in my hands. :-( One gets the feeling of holding a one-volume encyclopaedia in one's hands when thumbing through the contents pages and leafing through the chapters. There is a wealth of material presented. All the usual chromatographic and structural techniques are covered somewhere in the text. I noticed an increase in the use of Mass Spectrometry as a structural tool. There are many 'case study' type scenarios described. The diagrams are clear and the chemical structures are mostly of a uniform appearance, which makes for a professional 'look'. This could be used for an advanced teaching text in Natural Product Chemistry. Unlike my usual approach to a book, I started reading from the back ... Steve Colegate's contribution on Plant-Associated Toxins was both gory and engaging! I am looking forward to learning from information that was not presented in the first edition! Recommended purchase folks!