Stevia: The Genus Stevia

ISBN-13: 9780367396602 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 224 str.

A. Douglas Kinghorn

Opis

This comprehensive volume provides reviews on the botany, ethnobotany, and chemical constituents of the genus Stevia, which is being used as a natural sweetening agent, and examines the chemical synthesis of such compounds as steviol and stevioside. It discusses the pharmacology and biological activity and offers some insight into the various applications of S. rebaudiana extracts and stevioside in Japan and Korea, the two countries with the most extensive use of these food additives at present. Containing numerous up to date references, the book will appeal to those in the fields of natural products, pharmacy, pharmacognosy, plant science, agriculture, and the food and beverages industry.

Spis treści

Overview. Botany of Stevia and Stevia rebaudiana. Ethnobotany of Stevia and Stevia rebaudiana. Sweet and Non-sweet Constituents of Stevia rebaudiana. The Phytochemistry of Stevia: A General Survey. Synthetic Investigations on Steviol, Stevioside, and Rebaudioside A, and their Applications as Starting Materials. Methods to Improve the Taste of the Sweet Principles of Stevia rebaudiana. Pharmacology and Toxicology of Stevioside, Rebaudioside A, and Steviol. Use of Stevia rebaudiana Sweeteners in Japan. Use of Stevioside and Cultivation of Stevia rebaudiana in Korea.

O autorze

A. Douglas Kinghorn