Ebook: Alkaloids: Biochemistry, Ecology, and Medicinal Applications

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.

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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.

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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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
A Short History of Alkaloids....Pages 11-44
Alkaloids in Arrow Poisons....Pages 45-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Chemical Taxonomy of Alkaloids....Pages 87-107
Enzymology of Alkaloid Biosynthesis....Pages 109-146
Genes in Alkaloid Metabolism....Pages 147-157
Production of Alkaloids in Plant Cell Culture....Pages 159-197
The Biosynthesis of Alkaloids in Root Cultures....Pages 199-218
Induction of Alkaloid Biosynthesis and Accumulation in Plants and in Vitro Cultures in Response to Elicitation....Pages 219-238
Compartmentation of Alkaloid Synthesis, Transport, and Storage....Pages 239-262
Front Matter....Pages 263-263
Chemical Ecology of Alkaloids....Pages 265-300
Modes of Action of Alkaloids....Pages 301-326
Plant Parasites....Pages 327-336
Allelopathy in Plants....Pages 337-347
Alkaloids in Animals....Pages 349-378
Ecological Significance of Alkaloids from Marine Invertebrates....Pages 379-394
Front Matter....Pages 395-395
Antimicrobially Active Alkaloids....Pages 397-433
Utilization of Alkaloids in Modern Medicine....Pages 435-459
Back Matter....Pages 461-486

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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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
A Short History of Alkaloids....Pages 11-44
Alkaloids in Arrow Poisons....Pages 45-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Chemical Taxonomy of Alkaloids....Pages 87-107
Enzymology of Alkaloid Biosynthesis....Pages 109-146
Genes in Alkaloid Metabolism....Pages 147-157
Production of Alkaloids in Plant Cell Culture....Pages 159-197
The Biosynthesis of Alkaloids in Root Cultures....Pages 199-218
Induction of Alkaloid Biosynthesis and Accumulation in Plants and in Vitro Cultures in Response to Elicitation....Pages 219-238
Compartmentation of Alkaloid Synthesis, Transport, and Storage....Pages 239-262
Front Matter....Pages 263-263
Chemical Ecology of Alkaloids....Pages 265-300
Modes of Action of Alkaloids....Pages 301-326
Plant Parasites....Pages 327-336
Allelopathy in Plants....Pages 337-347
Alkaloids in Animals....Pages 349-378
Ecological Significance of Alkaloids from Marine Invertebrates....Pages 379-394
Front Matter....Pages 395-395
Antimicrobially Active Alkaloids....Pages 397-433
Utilization of Alkaloids in Modern Medicine....Pages 435-459
Back Matter....Pages 461-486
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