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Quinoline, quinazoline and acridone alkaloids

Phloroglucinol compounds of natural origin

Post harvest biology and technology of citrus fruits is gaining importance as the therapeutic value of citrus fruits is realized and supported by the increase in health awareness among the general public This book is the most comprehensive reference on citrus fruit biology, biotechnology and quality Basic and applied scientific information is interwoven to serve the researcher, marketer, scientist, nutritionist, or dietician With discussions of fruit morphology, anatomy, physiology and biochemistry and chapters on growth phases, maturity standards, grades and physical and mechanical characteristics of citrus trees, this book provides the foundation for understanding growth, harvest and post harvest aspects of these important plants Insect-pests and diseases, irrigation, nutrition and rootstocks are also addressed * Provides practical tips for post harvest management * Includes all aspects of citrus fruit biology, technology and quality evaluation * Discusses biotechnological applications and potential fresh citrus fruit quality improvement * Evaluates medicinal and therapeutic applications and recent clinical findings * Exhaustive glossary included

Citrus Fruit: Biology, Technology and Evaluation

Chemical investigation of many bacterial and fungal, as well as plant species has revealed the presence of in- teresting compounds derived from naphthalene - 1,4-naphthoquinones and rarely also 1,2-naphthoquinones. They were detected in many species of families Bignoniaceae, Droseraceae, Plumbaginace, Boraginaceae, Juglandaceae as well as in species of small families, such as Dioncophyllaceae or Acanthaceae. Naphthoquinones have very interesting spectrum of biological actions, including antibiotic, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects. Because of these properties the plants containing them are used in folk medicines, mainly by natives in Asia, where espe- cially Chinese medicine uses aerial as well as subterranean parts of these plants for hundreds years, and South America. The utilizing of naphthoquinones for medicinal purposes and their occurrence in nature is reviewed and discussed. Moreover, we review analytical techniques using for their analysis.

Noteworthy Secondary Metabolites Naphthoquinones – their Occurrence, Pharmacological Properties and Analysis

Isoprenylated flavonoids—a survey

Isolation and cytotoxicity of rhinacanthin-A and -B, two; naphthoquinones, from Rhinacanthus nasutus

Coumarins, acridone alkaloids and a flavone from Citrus grandis

Acrovestone was isolated from the stem and root back of Acronychia pedunculata and shown for the first time to be a cytotoxic principle. Its structure, derived from spectral data, was completely characterized by single-crystal X-ray analysis.

Tian Shung Wu

Papers

Isolation and cytotoxicity of rhinacanthin-A and -B, two; naphthoquinones, from Rhinacanthus nasutus

Coumarins, acridone alkaloids and a flavone from Citrus grandis

X-Ray Crystal Structure of Acrovestone, a Cytotoxic Principle from Acronychia pedunculata

Coumarins of the flowers of Murraya paniculata

Alkaloids and coumarins of Citrus grandis