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The Formation, Structure and Activity of Phytochemicals

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  • Provides both reviews and primary research articles for a broad audience of biologists, chemists, biochemists, pharmacologists, clinicians and nutrition experts
  • Comprised of materials solicited from prominent members of the Phytochemical Society of North America, based on the content of presentations at the annual meeting
  • Analyzes the integration of several different approaches to ask and then answer key questions regarding the function of interesting plant metabolites, either in the plant itself or in chemical ecology or human health application

Part of the book series: Recent Advances in Phytochemistry (RAPT, volume 45)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. A Half-Century of the Phytochemical Society of North America: 1961–2011

    • Stewart A. Brown, Constance Nozzolillo, Tom J. Mabry
    Pages 1-29
  3. Nitrogen-Containing Constituents of Black Cohosh: Chemistry, Structure Elucidation, and Biological Activities

    • Dejan Nikolić, David C. Lankin, Tamara Cisowska, Shao-Nong Chen, Guido F. Pauli, Richard B. van Breemen
    Pages 31-75
  4. Jatropha Natural Products as Potential Therapeutic Leads

    • Taotao Ling, Victor Hadi, Armand Guiguemde, Scott M. Landfear, Fatima Rivas
    Pages 77-98
  5. O-Methyltransferases Involved in Lignan Biosynthesis

    • Toshiaki Umezawa, Safendrri Komara Ragamustari, Eiichiro Ono, Masaomi Yamamura
    Pages 99-114
  6. Hormone Signaling: Current Perspectives on the Roles of Salicylic Acid and Its Derivatives in Plants

    • Dhirendra Kumar, Imdadul Haq, Danda Chapagai, Diwaker Tripathi, David Donald, Mir Hossain et al.
    Pages 115-136
  7. Metabolism of Glucosinolates and Their Hydrolysis Products in Insect Herbivores

    • Verena Jeschke, Jonathan Gershenzon, Daniel Giddings Vassão
    Pages 163-194
  8. Screening of Fungal Endophytes Isolated from Eastern White Pine Needles

    • Mark W. Sumarah, Allison K. Walker, Keith A. Seifert, Adrian Todorov, J. David Miller
    Pages 195-206
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 207-209

About this book

This text provides both review and primary research articles for a broad audience of biologists, chemists, biochemists, pharmacologists, clinicians and nutrition experts, especially those interested in the biosynthesis, structure, function and/or bioactivity of plant natural products. Recurring themes include the evolution and ecology of specialized metabolites, the genetic and enzymatic mechanisms for their formation and metabolism, the systems biology study of their cell/tissue/organ context, the engineering of plant natural products, as well as various aspects of their application for human health.

In addition to analysis of current research, new developments in the techniques used to study plant natural products are presented and discussed, taking a detailed look at structure elucidation and quantification, “omic” (genomic/ proteomic/ transcriptomic/ metabolomics) profiling or for microscopic localization. In short, this series combines chapters from researchers that explain and discuss current topics in the most exciting new research in phytochemistry.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Departments of Botany and Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    Reinhard Jetter

About the editor

Dr. Reinhard Jetter currently serves as a professor in the Department of Botany and Chemistry for the University of British Columbia. His research interests include plant biochemistry, molecular biology, and the chemical composition, physiological function and ecological roles of plant surface lipids.

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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