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Title Plant-derived natural products : synthesis, function, and application / [editors] Anne E. Osbourn, Virginia Lanzotti
Published New York : Springer-Verlag, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume)
Contents Introduction to the different classes of natural products / Karen Springob and Toni M. Kutchan -- Natural products from seaweeds / Efstathia Ioannou and Vassilios Roussis -- Use of secondary metabolite variation in crop improvement / Daniel J. Kliebenstein -- Approaches to the analysis of plant-derived natural products / Lionel Hill and Trevor L. Wang -- Opportunities and challenges for ethnobotany at the start of the twenty-first century / Monique S.J. Simmonds -- Introduction to the different classes of biosynthetic enzymes / Luzia V. Modolo, Angelika I. Reichert, and Richard A. Dixon -- Methods for molecular identification of biosynthetic enzymes in plants / Sarah O'Connor -- Regulation of secondary metabolism by jasmonate hormones / Hongtao Zhang and Johan Memelink -- Metabolite channeling and multi-enzyme complexes / Brenda S.J. Winkel -- Glycosylation of secondary metabolites and xenobiotics / Fabián E. Vaistij [and others] -- Handling dangerous molecules: transport and compartmentation of plant natural products / Markus Klein and Werner Roos -- Participation of phytochemicals in plant development and growth / Lucille Pourcel and Erich Grotewold -- Biological activity of defence-related plant secondary metabolites / John P. Morrissey -- The role of natural products in plant-microbe interactions / Giuliano Bonanomi, Francesco Vinale, and Felice Scala -- Role of natural products in nature : plant-insect interactions / Ruth Gordon-Weeks and John A. Pickett -- Oligosaccharide signalling molecules / Robert A. Field -- Biological activity of allelochemicals / Franck E. Dayan and Stephen O. Duke -- Health benefits of dietary plant natural products / Maria Traka and Richard F. Mithen -- Floral scents and fruit aromas inspired by nature / Florence Negre-Zakharov, Michael C. Long, and Natalia Dudareva -- Bioengineering / Maxim Itkin and Asaph Aharoni -- Genome wide approaches in natural product research / Jürgen Ehlting [and others] -- Metabolomics and the detection of unintended effects in genetically modified crops / Laetitia Shintu, Gwénaëlle Le Gall, and Ian J. Colquhoun -- Recent advances in traditional medicines and dietary supplements / Jeevan Prasain and Stephen Barnes -- Plant-derived natural products as leads for drug discovery / Li Pan, Esperanza J. Carcache de Blanco, and A. Douglas Kinghorn -- Speciality non-food crops / Adrian P. Higson and Alison Hamer
Summary Plant-derived natural products: Synthesis, function and application Plants produce a huge array of natural products (secondary metabolites). These compounds have important ecological functions, providing protection against attack by herbivores and microbes and serving as attractants for pollinators and seed-dispersing agents. They may also contribute to competition and invasiveness by suppressing the growth of neighbouring plant species (a phenomenon known as allelopathy). Humans exploit natural products as sources of drugs, flavouring agents, fragrances and for a wide range of other applications. Rapid progress has been made in recent years in understanding natural product synthesis, regulation and function and the evolution of metabolic diversity. It is timely to bring this information together with contemporary advances in chemistry, plant biology, ecology, agronomy and human health to provide a comprehensive guide to plant-derived natural products. Plant-derived natural products: synthesis, function and application provides an informative and accessible overview of the different facets of the field, ranging from an introduction to the different classes of natural products through developments in natural product chemistry and biology to ecological interactions and the significance of plant-derived natural products for humans. In the final section of the book a series of chapters on new trends covers metabolic engineering, genome-wide approaches, the metabolic consequences of genetic modification, developments in traditional medicines and nutraceuticals, natural products as leads for drug discovery and novel non-food crops. Professor Anne Osbourn is Head of the Department of Metabolic Biology at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK, where she runs a research programme on plant-derived natural products. Her research is focused on the synthesis and function of plant-derived natural products and on mechanisms underpinning metabolic diversification. Professor Virginia Lanzotti is associate professor of organic chemistry at University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy and Meetings Secretary of the Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE). Her research is focused on the stereostructure of natural products, drug discovery, food chemistry, and soil organic matter phytotoxicity. Winner of the 2003 PSE-Pierre Fabre award for excellence in phytochemistry
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Natural products.
Biological products.
Biologicals.
Botany.
Plants.
Biological Products
Biological Factors
Plants
vegetation.
Sciences de la vie.
Biomédecine.
Plants
Botany
Biologicals
Biological products
Natural products
Form Electronic book
Author Osbourn, Anne E.
Lanzotti, Virginia.
ISBN 9780387854984
0387854983