Natural Products from Plants

ISBN-13: 9780849329760 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 632 str.

Leland J. Cseke; Ara Kirakosyan; Peter B. Kaufman

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The new edition of this exceptionally popular bestseller provides comprehensive coverage of a wide range of natural plant products. With six new chapters, the revision incorporates advances in molecular biology and plant biotechnology, extraction protocols, and analytical characterizations. Fully indexed, this well-known reference offers resources for conservation, medicinal and nutritional research, and private cultivation.

Spis treści

Phytochemicals: The Chemical Components of Plants; H.L. Brielmann Jr., W.N. Setzer, P.B. Kaufman, A. Kirakosyan, and L.J. Cseke
How and Why These Compounds Are Synthesized by Plants; L.J. Cseke, C.R. Lu, A. Kornfeld, P.B. Kaufman, and A. Kirakosyan
Regulation of Metabolite Synthesis in Plants; L.J. Cseke and P. B. Kaufman
Plant Natural Products in the Rhizosphere; Bhinu, V.S., K. Narasimhan, and S. Swarup
Molecular Biology of Plant Natural Products; Sheela Reuben, L.J. Cseke, Bhinu, V.S., K. Narasimhan, M. Jeyakumar and S. Swarup
The Study of Natural Product Biosynthesis in the Pregenomics and Genomics Eras; F. Chen, L.J. Cseke, H. Lin, A. Kirakosyan, J.S. Yuan, and P. Kaufman
Plant Biotechnology for the Production of Natural Products; A. Kirakosyan
Traditional, Analytical, and Preparative Separations of Natural Products; L.J. Cseke, W.N. Setzer, B. Vogler, A. Kirakosyan, and P.B. Kaufman
Characterization of Natural Products; B. Vogler and W.N. Setzer
Bioassays for Activity; W.N. Setzer and B. Vogler
Modes of Action at Target Sites; S. Warber, E.M. Seymour, P. Kaufman, A. Kirakosyan, and L.J. Cseke
The Uses of Plant Natural Products by Humans and Risks Associated with Their Use; P.B. Kaufman, A. Kirakosyan, M. McKenzie, P. Dayanandan, J.E. Hoyt, and C. Li
The Synergy Principle at Work with Plants, Pathogens, Insects, Herbivores, and Humans; K. Spelman, J.A. Duke and M.J. Bogenschutz-Godwin
Plant Conservation; M.J. Bogenschutz-Godwin, J.A. Duke, M. McKenzie, and P.B. Kaufman
Relationship Between People and Plants; S. Warber and K. Irvine
Appendix:Information Retrieval on Natural Products in Plants
Indexes: Chemicals, Plant Species and Common Names, and Subject

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Leland J. Cseke, Ara Kirakosyan, Peter B. Kaufman, Sara Warber, James A. Duke, Harry L. Brielmann