Although the printed work for the DNP is still available for sale, the last update (Supplement) was issued in 1996. Only the DNP in electronic format is now updated regularly, every 6 months. Your purchase of a DNP electronic product is a one year subscription, in which you get the current DNP and an update by CD-ROM 6 months later. Multi-year subscriptions are also available.
The Dictionary of Natural Products is the only comprehensive source of chemical data on natural products. The database brings together factual data on virtually every natural product isolated and reported in the literature up to 1996. The data is published on subscription with cumulative six-monthly updates. The Main Work in print is supported by regular supplements.
The Dictionary of Natural Products on provides chemical and physical data on over 207,000 compounds gathered from the worlds chemical literature by a team of natural Products experts. Editorial policy dictates that a great deal of effort is expended to ensure reconciliation of contradictory data in order to provide the most accurate chemical profile every entry.
In addition, each entry within the Dictionary of Natural Products brings together structurally related natural products to ensure consistency of presentation and absolute clarity of information. Each entry includes
- Chemical name - systematic names and all trivial names
- Accurate high-quality structure diagram
- Molecular formula and molecular weight
- Natural source data
- Use and importance
- Important bibliographic data
Rapid access to the data on the
Dictionary of Natural Products is provided using powerful searching tools. The intuitive search software interface allows searching by one or more of these techniques
- Text, including multi-field logic searches
- Exact structure
- Substructure
- Molecular formula
The data is cumulatively updated every 6 months, ensuring that compound coverage is kept at the cutting edge of new research
- New entries (3000 to 4000 new entries every 6 months)
- Additions to existing entries
- Updates and refinements to existing entries
- Software enhancements
The seven volume set of the main work of
Dictionary of Natural Products maintains the same entry format as the CD-ROM version in printed form, with the contents accessible using accurate computer generated indexes of chemical name, molecular formula. CAS registry number, type of compound and biological species . A new printed supplement is produced each year to keep the printed volumes up to date.
Reviews
As an owner and daily user of the CD-ROM version of the Dictionary of Natural Products, I am very impressed by the amount of information given for each compound. Extremely easy to install, the flexibility of the CD-ROM version makes it an indispensable tool for research on natural products.
- Dr. Olov Sterner, University of Lund, Sweden
The way its presented is just perfect...it has saved me literally days of work since we started subscribing...its got to the stage where I walk into the library and they dont even ask what I want. They just say give him the green disc.
-Dr. Alan Freyer, Smithkline Beecham
...an exceptionally well done compendium that will be often used and save many hours in the library it should be given top priority for purchase.
-M.E. Kuehne, University of Vermont
If you are interested in natural products, you will want access to this dictionary.
- Natural Product Reports
As an owner and daily user of the CD-ROM version of the Dictionary of Natural Products, I am very impressed by the amount of information given for each compound. Extremely easy to install, the flexibility of the CD-ROM version makes it an indispensable tool for research on natural products.
- Dr. Olov Sterner, University of Lund, Sweden
The way its presented is just perfect...it has saved me literally days of work since we started subscribing...its got to the stage where I walk into the library and they dont even ask what I want. They just say give him the green disc.
-Dr. Alan Freyer, Smithkline Beecham
...an exceptionally well done compendium that will be often used and save many hours in the library it should be given top priority for purchase.
-M.E. Kuehne, University of Vermont
