Römpp Lexicon Natural Products
The Römpp Lexikon Naturstoffe is a lexicon published by Georg Thieme Verlag in Stuttgart .
description
The Römpp Lexikon Naturstoffe contains information about organic natural substances and the phenomena associated with them. The content offers a representative selection of over 150,000 known natural substances.
The lexicon mainly describes secondary natural substances . Among secondary natural substances are compounds which occur only in certain organisms.
A distinction is made between the primary materials and the secondary materials . Under primary materials to products understands the primary metabolism , which are necessary for the maintenance of metabolism. Under secondary materials understands deterrents, many poisons, flower pigments and pheromones .
The lexicon also describes “unusual” types of compounds such as halogenated aromatics , isocyanides and nitro compounds , which in the past were considered to be purely “chemical”.
The focus is on the important types of microbial, vegetable and animal secondary substances.
Finding individual substances is also made easier by using collective terms such as actinomycetes, poisonous mushrooms, insect attractants and macrolides .
There is also a register of the Latin names of the species and the sum formulas.
In Römpp Encyclopedia Natural Products many company names, names, trade names and trademarks are listed.
In addition, there is information on code numbers of the customs tariff, DIN regulations, hazard classes, MAK values , TRK values , patents, application methods, manufacturing processes, associations and clubs.
The reference work supplements the Römpp Chemistry Lexicon .
expenditure
- Burkhard Fugmann (Ed.): Römpp-Lexikon Naturstoffe. Thieme, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-13-749901-1 .