Book ID: 49373
Harborne,J.B. and Herbert Baxter (eds.)
Phytochemical Dictionary.1993. VIII,791 p.4to.Hardcover.
A vast array of natural organic compounds, theproducts of primary and secondary metabolism, occur in plants but thereis no general index available for them. The purpose of this dictionaryis to provide basic information, including structural formulae, on themost widely encountered plant constituents, with emphasis on those whichare biologically active and/or of value to Man. The PhytochemicalDictionary covers about 3000 substances from phenolics and alkaloidsthrough carbohydrates and plant glycosides to essential oils andtriterpenoids. It also provides an entry into the phytochemicalliterature on those occasions when more detaileed information isrequired.