Roberts Alkaloids

Biochemistry, Ecology, and Medicinal Applications
1998
ISBN: 978-1-4757-2905-4
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 482 Seiten, eBook

Not since the late 1970s has a single work presented the biology of this heterogenous group of secondary alkaloids in such depth. Alkaloids , 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.

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.