Natural Products Analysis : Instrumentation, Methods, and Applications

This book highlights analytical chemistry instrumentation and practices applied to the analysis of natural products and their complex mixtures, describing techniques for isolating and characterizing natural products. - Applies analytical techniques to natural products research - an area of critical importance to drug discovery - Offers a one-stop shop for most analytical methods: x-ray diffraction, NMR analysis, mass spectrometry, and chemical genetics - Includes coverage of natural products basics and highlights antibacterial research, particularly important as efforts to combat drug resistance gain prominence - Covers instrumental techniques with enough detail for both current practitioners and beginning researchers