Ecological Chemistry and Biochemistry of Plant Terpenoids.1991.(Proceedings of the Phyoto- chemical Society of Europe,31).XVI,439 p.gr8vo.Hardcover.

Contents: Introduction/ Recent chemistry of conifer terpenoids, A. SanFeliciano and J.-L.Lopez/ Terpenoids of marine plants, S. De Rosa/Chemistry, biogenesis, and chemotaxonomy of the diterpenoids of Salvia,J.G.Luis/ Environmental control of essential oil production inMediterranean plants, J.D.Ross and C.Sombrero/ Terpenoid production inplant cell cultures, B.V.Charlwood and K.A.Charlwood/ Plant iridoids,their biosynthesis and distribution in angiosperms, S.R.Jensen/ Terpenoid phytoalexins: aspects of biosynthesis, catabolism, andregulation, D.R.Threlfall and I.M.Whitehead/ Inhibition of phytosterolbiosynthesis and the consequences for plant growth, L.J.Goad/Pharmacology of diterpenoids, M.J.Alcaraz and J.L.Rios/ Plant saponins:chemistry and moluscidial action, A.Marston and K.Hostettmann/ Chemicalecology of terpenoid and other fragrances of angiosperm flowers, G.Bergstroem/ Lower terpenoids as natural insect control agents, J.A.Pickett/ Sequestration of iridoids by insects, H.Rimpler/ Plantecdysteroids and their interaction with insects, F.Camps/ Plantterpenoids as allelopathic agents, N.H.Fischer/ Recent advances in theecological chemistry of plant terpenoids, J.B.Harborne/ Index oforganisms/ Subject index. - Only few copies available. Out ofprint at the publisher.