Plant natural products : synthesis, biological functions and practical applications /: synthesis, biological functions and practical applications. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Herwig O. Gutzeit and Jutta Ludwig-Müller.
• Authors: Gutzeit, Herwig O; Ludwig-Müller, Jutta
• Contents: Related Titles; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Chapter 1: Biosynthesis and Chemical Properties of Natural Substances in Plants; 1.1 Selected Classes of Secondary Metabolites; 1.2 Evolution of Natural Compounds in Plants; 1.3 Biotechnological Applications; Chapter 2: Function of Natural Substances in Plants; 2.1 Secondary Compounds in Primary Metabolism; 2.2 Development; 2.3 Abiotic Stress; 2.4 Symbioses; 2.5 Defense; 2.6 Allelopathy; Chapter 3: Biological Effects on Microorganisms and Animals; 3.1 Coevolution; 3.2 Effects on Vertebrates: An Overview. Chapter 4: Metabolism and Toxicity of Natural Substances in Mammals4.1 Metabolism of Natural Substances in Mammals; 4.2 Toxicity; Chapter 5: Examples of Physiological Effects of Natural Substances Present in Food and in Medicinal Plants; 5.1 Are Antioxidants Good for Health?; 5.2 Endocrine Effects of Natural Substances; 5.3 Interference with Neural Functions; Chapter 6: Nature's Drugstore for a Healthy Life; 6.1 Biologically Active Food and Food Components; 6.2 Natural Compounds in Pharmacological Research; 6.3 The Problem of Complexity: Analysis and Consequences; Further Reading; Index.
• Publisher Details: Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (436 pages)
• Subjects: 572.42; Plant products; Natural products; Plants -- chemistry; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Plant Extracts; Phytochemicals; Biological Products; Natural products; Plant products; Electronic book; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783527681976; 3527681973; 9783527682003; 3527682007; 9783527681990; 3527681981; 9783527681983; 3527332308; 9783527332304
• Related ISBNs: 352768199X; 9783527332304; 9783527681983
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 5, 2014).
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