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chemotaxonomy

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che·mo·tax·on·o·my  (km-tk-sn-m, km-)
n.
Classification of organisms based on differences at the biochemical level, especially in the amino acid sequences of common proteins. Also called chemosystematics.

chemo·taxo·nomic (-tks-nmk) adj.
chemo·taxo·nomi·cal·ly adv.
chemo·tax·ono·mist n.


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The author employs a coordinated approach to drug discovery, based on an evaluation of the scientific literature, combining data on the ethnomedical use of plants, experimental pharmacology, phytochemistry and chemotaxonomy.
He describes 173 medicinal plants and includes very fine botanical plates, full descriptions, and the rationality of uses in medicine in terms of chemotaxonomy, pharmacology and medicinal chemistry.
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