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Plant Secondary Metabolism
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Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Fatty acids. Acetylenic compounds in plants. Plant waxes. Polyketides. Benzoquinones. Naphthoquinones, and anthraquinones. Shikimic acid pathway. Phenylpropanoids. Coumarins. 2-pyrones, stilbenes, dihydrophenanthrenes, and xanthones. Flavonoids. Tannins. Non-protein amino acids. Peptides. Carbohydrates. Cyanogenic glycosides, and Cyanolipids. Glucosinolates. Introduction to terpenes. Monoterpenes. Iridoid monoterpenes. Sesquiterpenes. Diterpenes and sesterterpences. Triterpenes and steroids. Saponins and cardenolides. Limonoids, Quassinoids and related compounds. Tetraterpenes or cartenoids. Limonoids, quassinoids, and related compounds. Simple aimines, simple aromatic and pyridine alkaloids. Pyrrolidine, tropane, piperidine, and polyeketide alkaloids. Pyrrolizidine, quinolizidine and indolizidine alkaloids. Alkaloids derived from anthranilic acid. Isoquinoline and benzylisoquineoline alkaloids. Alkaloids derived from both tyrosine and phenylalanine. Indole alkaloids. Ergot and other indole alkaloids. Alkaloids of terpenoid orgin. Miscellaneous types of alkaloids.read more
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