Alkaloids - Secrets of Life:: Aklaloid Chemistry, Biological Significance, Applications and Ecological Role

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Elsevier, 22 thg 3, 2007 - 334 trang
Alkaloids, represent a group of interesting and complex chemical compounds, produced by the secondary metabolism of living organisms in different biotopes. They are relatively common chemicals in all kingdoms of living organisms in all environments. Two hundred years of scientific research has still not fully explained the connections between alkaloids and life.
Alkaloids-Chemistry, Biological Significance, Applications and Ecological Role provides knowledge on structural typology, biosynthesis and metabolism in relation to recent research work on alkaloids. Considering an organic chemistry approach to alkaloids using biological and ecological explanation. Within the book several questions that persist in this field of research are approached as are some unresearched areas.
The book provides beneficial text for an academic and professional audience and serves as a source of knowledge for anyone who is interested in the fascinating subject of alkaloids. Each chapter features an abstract. Appendices are included, as are a listing of alkaloids, plants containing alkaloids and some basic protocols of alkaloid analysis.

* Presents the ecological role of alkaloids in nature and ecosystems
* Interdisciplinary and reader friendly approach
* Up-to-date knowledge

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CHAPTER 1 Definition Typology and Occurrence of Alkaloids
1
CHAPTER 2 Alkaloid Chemistry
61
CHAPTER 3 Biological Significance of Alkaloids
141
CHAPTER 4 Applications
181
CHAPTER 5 The Ecological Role of Alkaloids
205
Alkaloid Extraction Protocol
235
References
237
Alkaloid Index
289
Taxonomic Index
303
Author Index
315

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Trang 279 - The conversion of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid retrorsine to pyrrolic derivatives in vivo and in vitro and its acute toxicity to various animal species.
Trang 283 - P. (2001). Alkaloid biosynthesis in plants: biochemistry, cell biology, molecular regulation and metabolic engineering applications. Ann. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 52, 29-66.
Trang 264 - Keller, U. (1999). Evidence for an ergot alkaloid gene cluster in Claviceps puipurea.
Trang 279 - Elbein, AD and Molyneux, RJ 1987. The chemistry and biochemistry of simple indolizidine and related polyhydroxy alkaloids.
Trang 248 - Kutchan, TM (1995) Alkaloid biosynthesis - the basis for metabolic engineering of medicinal plants. Plant Cell 1: 1059-1079.
Trang 283 - Benson, WW; Brown, KS; and Gilbert, LE 1976. Coevolution of plants and herbivores: Passion flower butterflies. Evolution 29:659-80.
Trang 256 - DA 1973. Phenol oxidation and biosynthesis. Part XXII. The alkaloids of Erythrina lysistemon, E. abyssinica, E. poeppigiana, E. fusca, and E. lithosperma: The structure of erythratidine.
Trang 144 - The mass spectrum of a compound contains the masses of the ion fragments and the relative abundance of these ions plus often the parent ion. The uniqueness of the molecular fragmentation aids in identification.

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Former (retired 2014) Professor in Applied Botany, University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Science and Forestry, Department of Biology, Research and Teaching Laboratory of Applied Botany, Joensuu Campus. Internationally known, Chair of Phytochemical Section of the Botanical Society of America. Lifetime scientific title of docent in applied botany. Gold Medal for a Long Service to the Scientic Community.

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