Catalysts are the jewel in the crown of the chemical industry, accelerating reaction kinetics and augmenting the efficiency of desired reaction paths. Natural feedstock is a renewable resource capable of providing valuable functional products; in addition, it confers an opportunity to create catalysts. As an alternative to stoichiometric reagents, and as a part of a sustainable approach, the implications of using natural feedstocks as a source of new catalysts has attracted considerable interest. Natural feedstock-derived catalysts can promote chemical transformations more efficiently. Recent reports have highlighted the significant role of these biogenic, cost-effective, innocuous, biodegradable materials as catalysts in many biologically and pharmacologically important protocols. This review outlines the decisive organic transformations for which feedstock-derived catalysts have been employed effectively and successfully, along with their economic and environmental benefits over traditional catalytic systems.

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催化中的天然原料：通往有机转化的可持续途径

催化剂是化学工业皇冠上的宝石，可加速反应动力学并提高所需反应路径的效率。天然原料是一种可再生资源，能够提供有价值的功能性产品；此外，它还提供了创造催化剂的机会。作为化学计量试剂的替代品，以及作为可持续方法的一部分，使用天然原料作为新催化剂来源的意义引起了相当大的兴趣。天然原料衍生的催化剂可以更有效地促进化学转化。最近的报告强调了这些生物源、成本效益高、无毒、可生物降解的材料在许多生物学和药理学重要协议中作为催化剂的重要作用。

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