The Chemistry of Plants : Perfumes, Pigments and Poisons

ISBN-13: 9781849733342 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 226 str.

Margareta Sequin

Opis

This book fills a gap as it eases access to organic chemistry by connecting it with plants, and plant photos and stories accompany chemistry topics and chemical structures to aid understanding.

Spis treści

Preface; Basic Plant Chemistry Concepts; The Molecular Building Blocks; Perfumes, Fragrant or Foul; Colorful Plant Pigments; Poisons and other Defenses; Plants and People; Epilogue; Glossary;Index