出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2014/03/02 12:41 UTC 版)
natural product (複数形 natural products)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/03/30 19:27 UTC 版)
A natural product is a chemical compound or substance produced by a living organism - found in nature that usually has a pharmacological or biological activity for use in pharmaceutical drug discovery and drug design. A natural product can be considered as such even if it can be prepared by total synthesis.