TOPICS IN THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS

By MATTHEW MARTINEZ

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION MOLECULAR MODES OF ACTION OF DEFENSIVE SECONDARY METABOLITES CHEMICAL DEFENCE IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS PLANT–MICROBE INTERACTIONS AND SECONDARY METABOLITES WITH ANTIBACTERIAL, ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIVIRAL PROPERTIES ¨ NEW MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES 6 PRODUCTION OF NATURAL PRODUCTS BY PLANT CELL AND ORGAN CULTURES