Book ID: 91273
Harborne, J. B., Herbert Baxter and Gerald P. Moss
Phytochemical Dictionary: A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. 1998. 992 p. gr8vo.
A vast array of natural organic compounds, the products of primary andsecondary metabolism, occur in plants. The purpose of this dictionary isto provide basic information, including structural formulae, on plantconstituents, with emphasis on those that are biologically active. Thistext profiles over 3000 substances from phenolics and alkaloids throughcarbohydrates and plant glycosides to oils and triterpenoids. For each substance, the author presents the trivial name, synonyms, structuraltype, chemical structure showing stereochemistry, molecular weight andformula, natural occurrence, biological activity and commercial or otheruse.