Overview

This treatment of the chemistry of secondary processes reviews all the major classes of plant natural products: fatty acids, actylenes, hydrocarbons, ketides, quonines, propanoids, coumarins, flavonoids, tannins, amino acids, peptides, carbohydrates, lipids, terpenes, and alkoloids. An extensive bibliography and an appendix on biochemical plant taxonomy is included. This book should be of interest to departments of agronomy, anthropology, biochemistry, biology, botany, chemistry, ecology, entomology, food science, forestry, geology, horticulture, pharmacognosy, plant biology, plant sciences, toxicology, and zoology.

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Author:   David S. Seigler
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1998 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.340kg
ISBN:  

9780412019814

ISBN 10:   0412019817
Pages:   759
Publication Date:   31 December 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Fatty Acids.- 3 Acetylenic Compounds.- 4 Plant Waxes.- 5 Polyketides.- 6 Benzoquinones, Naphthquinones, and Anthraquinones.- 7 Shikimic Acid Pathway.- 8 Phenylpropanoids.- 9 Coumarins.- 10 2-Pyrones, Stilbenes, Dihydrophenanthrenes, and Xanthones.- 11 Flavonoids.- 12 Tannins.- 13 Nonprotein Amino Acids.- 14 Peptides.- 15 Carbohydrates.- 16 Cyanogenic Glycosides and Cyanolipids.- 17 Glucosinolates.- 18 Introduction to Terpenes.- 19 Monoterpenes.- 20 Iridoid Monoterpenes.- 21 Sesquiterpenes.- 22 Diterpenes and Sesterterpenes.- 23 Triterpenes and Steroids.- 24 Saponins and Cardenolides.- 25 Limonoids, Quassinoids, and Related Compounds.- 26 Tetraterpenes or Carotenoids.- 27 Introduction to Alkaloids.- 28 Simple Amines, Simple Aromatic and Pyridine Alkaloids.- 29 Pyrrolidine, Tropane, Piperidine, and Polyketide Alkaloids.- 30 Pyrrolizidine, Quinolizidine, and Indolizidine Alkaloids.- 31 Alkaloids Derived from Anthranilic Acid.- 32 Isoquinoline and Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids.- 33 Alkaloids Derived from Both Tyrosine and Phenylalanine.- 34 Indole Alkaloids.- 35 Ergot and Other Indole Alkaloids.- 36 Alkaloids of Terpenoid Origin.- 37 Miscellaneous Types of Alkaloids.

Reviews

This masterly work is especially good on chemical ecology and medicinal phytochemistry and can be warmly recommended as a valuable reference source.' Phytochemistry, 53 (2000) In conclusion, David Seigler has produced an outstanding textbook on plant secondary metabolism which should have a place in the library of every botanist, pharmacist, phytochemist, ecologist and biochemist or anybody interested in the application and utilisation of secondary metabolites in ecology, agriculture, biotechnology or medicine.' Journal of Plant Physiology, 157 (2000)

'This masterly work is especially good on chemical ecology and medicinal phytochemistry and can be warmly recommended as a valuable reference source.' Phytochemistry, 53 (2000) 'In conclusion, David Seigler has produced an outstanding textbook on plant secondary metabolism which should have a place in the library of every botanist, pharmacist, phytochemist, ecologist and biochemist or anybody interested in the application and utilisation of secondary metabolites in ecology, agriculture, biotechnology or medicine.' Journal of Plant Physiology, 157 (2000)

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