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almahu_9949982414002882
Format:
1 online resource (320 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781837671472
Content:
Secondary metabolites are classified according to their chemical structures and this book will present the different classes of metabolites in turn while discussing their sources and distribution in plant families, their biosynthetic pathways, and their important and notable uses in phytochemistry and pharmacology.
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Cover -- Chemical Diversity of Plant Specialized Metabolites: A Biosynthetic Approach -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 - Introduction -- References -- 2 - Carbohydrates and Glycosides -- 2.1 Carbohydrates -- 2.1.1 Monosaccharides -- 2.1.2 Oligosaccharides -- 2.1.3 Polysaccharides -- 2.1.3.1 Starches -- 2.1.3.2 Cellulose -- 2.1.3.3 Hemicelluloses -- 2.1.3.4 Pectin -- 2.1.3.5 Gums and Mucilages -- 2.1.4 Role of Carbohydrates in Plants -- 2.1.5 Role in Nutrition and Human Health -- 2.1.6 Other Pharmaceutical and Non-pharmaceutical Applications of Plant Carbohydrates -- 2.2 Glycosides -- 2.2.1 Iridoid Glycosides -- 2.2.2 Saponins -- 2.2.3 Cardiac Glycosides -- 2.2.4 Steryl Glycosides -- 2.2.5 Pregnane Glycosides -- 2.2.6 Phenolic Glycosides -- 2.2.7 Glycosylated Lipids -- 2.2.8 Cyanogenic Glycosides -- 2.2.9 Glucosinolates -- References -- 3 - Acetate-Malonate Pathway: Fatty Acids and Polyketides -- 3.1 Fatty Acids -- 3.1.1 Fatty Acid Biosynthesis -- 3.1.1.1 Elongation of Fatty Acids -- 3.1.1.2 Unsaturated Fatty Acids -- 3.1.1.3 Mitochondrial Biosynthesis of Lipoic Acid -- 3.1.2 Unusual Fatty Acids -- 3.1.3 Triacylglycerols -- 3.1.3.1 Waxes -- 3.1.4 Lipid Polyesters -- 3.1.5 Sphingolipids -- 3.1.6 Phyto-oxylipins -- 3.2 Polyketides -- 3.2.1 Polyketide Biosynthesis -- 3.2.2 Polyketide Types -- 3.2.2.1 Complex Polyketides -- 3.2.2.2 Aromatic Polyketides -- References -- 4 - Mevalonate and Methylerythritol Phosphate Pathways: Terpenoids and Steroids -- Compartmentation of Terpenoid Biosynthesis Through MVA and MEP Pathways in Plants -- 4.1 Hemiterpenes -- 4.2 Monoterpenes -- 4.2.1 Iridoids -- 4.2.2 Irregular Monoterpenes -- 4.3 Sesquiterpenes -- 4.3.1 Sesquiterpene Lactones -- 4.4 Diterpenes -- 4.4.1 Acyclic Diterpenes -- 4.4.2 Bicyclic Diterpenes -- 4.4.3 Tricyclic Diterpenes -- 4.4.4 Tetracyclic Diterpenes -- 4.4.5 Macrocyclic Diterpenes.
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4.4.6 Other Diterpenes -- 4.5 Sesterterpenes -- 4.6 Triterpenes and Steroids -- 4.6.1 Hopanes -- 4.6.2 Tetracyclic Dammarane Type Triterpenes -- 4.6.3 Pentacyclic Triterpenes and Saponins -- 4.6.3.1 Lupane-type Triterpenes -- 4.6.3.2 Oleanane-type Triterpenes -- 4.6.3.3 Ursane-type Triterpenes -- 4.6.3.4 Friedelane-type Triterpene -- 4.6.4 seco-Terpenes -- 4.6.5 nor-seco-Terpenoids -- 4.6.6 Steroids -- 4.6.6.1 Sterols -- 4.6.6.2 Steroidal Sapogenins -- 4.6.6.3 Steroidal Alkaloids -- 4.6.6.4 Cardiac Glycosides -- 4.6.6.5 Withanolides -- 4.6.6.6 Cucurbitacins -- 4.6.6.7 Brassinosteroids -- 4.6.6.8 Phytoecdysteroids -- 4.6.6.9 Progesterone -- 4.6.6.10 Testosterone and Structurally Related Androstanes -- 4.6.6.11 Oestrogens -- 4.6.6.12 Commercial Production of Steroidal Drugs from Natural Steroids -- 4.7 Tetraterpenes -- 4.7.1 Biosynthesis of Carotenoids -- 4.7.2 Apocarotenoids -- 4.8 Polyterpenes -- Prenylated Electron Carriers -- References -- 5 - Shikimic Acid Pathway: Phenols -- 5.1 Simple Phenols -- 5.2 Phenolic Acids -- 5.3 Lignin -- 5.4 Lignans -- 5.5 Tannins -- 5.5.1 Hydrolysable Tannins -- 5.5.2 Condensed Tannins -- 5.5.3 Complex Tannins -- 5.5.4 Phlorotannins -- 5.6 Phenylpropenes -- 5.7 Betalains -- 5.7.1 Betacyanins -- 5.7.2 Betaxanthins -- 5.8 Coumarins -- 5.9 Flavonoids -- 5.9.1 Chalcones -- 5.9.2 Aurones -- 5.9.3 Flavonoids -- 5.10 Quinoids -- 5.10.1 Benzoquinones -- 5.10.2 Naphthoquinones -- 5.10.3 Anthraquinones -- 5.11 Stilbenes -- 5.12 Xanthones -- 5.13 Curcuminoids -- 5.14 Phlobaphenes -- References -- 6 - Alkaloids -- 6.1 Classification -- 6.2 Ornithine Derived Alkaloids -- 6.2.1 Tropane Alkaloids -- 6.2.2 Pyrrolidine Alkaloids -- 6.2.3 Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids -- 6.3 Aspartate/Lysine Derived Alkaloids -- 6.3.1 Pyridine Alkaloids -- 6.3.2 Piperidine Alkaloids -- 6.3.3 Quinolizidine Alkaloids -- 6.3.4 Indolizidine Alkaloids.
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6.3.5 Lycopodium Alkaloids -- 6.4 Tyrosine Derived Alkaloids -- 6.4.1 Isoquinoline Alkaloids -- 6.4.2 Terpenoid Tetrahydroisoquinoline Alkaloids -- 6.4.3 Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids of Isoquinoline Type -- 6.4.4 Phenethylisoquinoline Alkaloids -- 6.5 Histidine Derived Alkaloids -- 6.6 Tryptophan Derived Alkaloids -- 6.6.1 Indole Alkaloids -- Ergot Alkaloids -- 6.6.2 Quinoline Alkaloids -- 6.7 Anthranilic Acid Derived Alkaloids -- 6.8 Pseudoalkaloids -- Purine Alkaloids -- References -- 7 - Essential Oils and Resins -- 7.1 Essential Oils -- 7.1.1 Role in Plants -- 7.1.2 Role in Human Use -- 7.2 Resins -- References -- Subject Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: De, Bratati Chemical Diversity of Plant Specialized Metabolites La Vergne : Royal Society of Chemistry, The,c2023 ISBN 9781837670451
Language:
English
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