A vast array of natural organic compounds, the products of primary and secondary metabolism, occur in plants. This dictionary provides basic information, including structural formulae, on plant constituents. It profiles over 3000 substances from phenolics and alkaloids through carbohydrates and plant glycosides to oils and triterpenoids. For each substance, the author presents the trivial name, synonyms, structural type, chemical structure showing stereochemistry, molecular weight and formula, natural occurrence, biological activity and commercial or other use. Key references are provided for each class and subclass.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 976 ● ISBN 9780203483756 ● Editor Herbert Baxter & J.B. Harborne ● Publisher CRC Press ● Published 1998 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 6676004 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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