Alkaloids

Biochemistry, Ecology, and Medicinal Applications
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-1-4419-3263-1
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 482 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 953 g

Not since the late 1970s has a single work presented the biology of this heterogenous group of secondary alkaloids in such depth. , a unique treatise featuring leaders in the field, presents both the historical use of alkaloids and the latest discoveries in

• the biochemistry of alkaloid production in plants
• alkaloid ecology, including marine invertebrates, animal and plant parasites, and
• alkaloids as antimicrobial and current medicinal use

. Highlights include chapters on the chemical ecology of alkaloids in host-predator interactions, and on the compartmentation of alkaloids synthesis, transport, and storage. Extensive cross-referencing in tabular format makes this volume an excellent reference.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roberts, Margaret F.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Biochemie (med.)
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Pharmazeutische Chemie, Medizinische Chemie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenreproduktion, Verbreitung, Genetik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Zellbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Biochemie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 A Short History of Alkaloids.- 3 Alkaloids in Arrow Poisons.- 4 Chemical Taxonomy of Alkaloids.- 5 Enzymology of Alkaloid Biosynthesis.- 6 Genes in Alkaloid Metabolism.- 7 Production of Alkaloids in Plant Cell Culture.- 8 The Biosynthesis of Alkaloids in Root Cultures.- 9 Induction of Alkaloid Biosynthesis and Accumulation in Plants and in Vitro Cultures in Response to Elicitation.- 10 Compartmentation of Alkaloid Synthesis, Transport, and Storage.- 11 Chemical Ecology of Alkaloids.- 12 Modes of Action of Alkaloids.- 13 Plant Parasites.- 14 Allelopathy in Plants.- 15 Alkaloids in Animals.- 16 Ecological Significance of Alkaloids from Marine Invertebrates.- 17 Antimicrobially Active Alkaloids.- 18 Utilization of Alkaloids in Modern Medicine.- Subject Index Including Orders, Families, and Common Names.- Index of Alkaloids, Amines, and Other Molecules.- Organism Index.