Phytochemical Dictionary: A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants, Second EditionHerbert Baxter, J.B. Harborne, Gerald P. Moss A vast array of natural organic compounds, the products of primary and secondary metabolism, occur in plants. This dictionary provides basic information, including structural formulae, on plant constituents. It profiles over 3000 substances from phenolics and alkaloids through carbohydrates and plant glycosides to oils and triterpenoids. For each substance, the author presents the trivial name, synonyms, structural type, chemical structure showing stereochemistry, molecular weight and formula, natural occurrence, biological activity and commercial or other use. Key references are provided for each class and subclass. |
Contents
Tropane Alkaloids | |
Miscellaneous Alkaloids | |
Phenolics General Introduction | |
Anthocyanins and Anthochlors | |
Benzofurans | |
Chromones and Chromenes | |
Coumarins | |
Minor Flavonoids | |
Miscellaneous Aliphatics | |
Nitrogencontaining Compounds excluding Alkaloids General Introduction | |
Amino Acids | |
Amines | |
Cyanogenic Glycosides | |
Glucosinolates | |
Purines and Pyrimidines | |
Proteins and Peptides | |
Miscellaneous Nitrogen Compounds | |
Alkaloids General Introduction | |
Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids | |
Betalain Alkaloids | |
Diterpenoid Alkaloids | |
Indole Alkaloids | |
Isoquinoline Alkaloids | |
Lycopodium Alkaloids | |
Monoterpenoid and Sesquiterpenoid Alkaloids | |
Peptide Alkaloids | |
Pyrrolidine and Piperidine Alkaloids | |
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids | |
Quinoline Alkaloids | |
Quinolizidine Alkaloids | |
Steroidal Alkaloids | |
Flavones and Flavonols | |
Isoflavonoids and Neoflavonoids | |
Lignans | |
Phenols and Phenolic Acids | |
Phenolic Ketones | |
Phenylpropanoids | |
Quinones | |
Stilbenoids | |
Tannins | |
Xanthones | |
Miscellaneous Phenolics | |
Terpenoids General Introduction | |
Monoterpenoids | |
Iridoids | |
Sesquiterpenoids | |
Sesquiterpene Lactones | |
Diterpenoids | |
Triterpenoid Saponins | |
Steroid Saponins | |
Cardenolides and Bufadienolides | |
Phytosterols | |
Cucurbitacins | |
Nortriterpenoids | |
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