Research Advances: Improving Our Understanding of Health Benefits and Dangers Associated with Nature’s Chemical Cupboard

Research Advances: Improving Our Understanding of Health Benefits and Dangers Associated with Nature’s Chemical Cupboard

This installment of Research Advances describes some benefits and caveats associated with using natural products as an aid to good health. Nature yields a bountiful supply of compounds that can boost or derail our health, and as researchers study the molecular basis for these actions, they urge us t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of chemical education 2011-03, Vol.88 (3), p.251-253
1. Verfasser: King, Angela G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Chemical compounds
Health
Molecules
Natural products
Nature
Organic chemistry
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Zusammenfassung:This installment of Research Advances describes some benefits and caveats associated with using natural products as an aid to good health. Nature yields a bountiful supply of compounds that can boost or derail our health, and as researchers study the molecular basis for these actions, they urge us to proceed with caution.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed1011426