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Title Alkaloids : biochemistry, ecology, and medicinal applications / edited by Margaret F. Roberts and Michael Wink
Published New York : Plenum Press, [1998]
©1998

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Description xix, 486 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Introduction / Margaret F. Roberts and Michael Wink -- Ch. 2. A Short History of Alkaloids / Michael Wink -- Ch. 3. Alkaloids in Arrow Poisons / H. D. Neuwinger -- Ch. 4. Chemical Taxonomy of Alkaloids / Peter G. Waterman -- Ch. 5. Enzymology of Alkaloid Biosynthesis / Margaret F. Roberts -- Ch. 6. Genes in Alkaloid Metabolism / Kazuki Saito and Isamu Murakoshi -- Ch. 7. Production of Alkaloids in Plant Cell Culture / Margaret F. Roberts -- Ch. 8. The Biosynthesis of Alkaloids in Root Cultures / Richard J. Robins -- Ch. 9. Induction of Alkaloid Biosynthesis and Accumulation in Plants and in Vitro Cultures in Response to Elicitation / U. Eilert -- Ch. 10. Compartmentation of Alkaloid Synthesis, Transport, and Storage / Michael Wink and Margaret F. Roberts -- Ch. 11. Chemical Ecology of Alkaloids / Michael Wink -- Ch. 12. Modes of Action of Alkaloids / Michael Wink -- Ch. 13. Plant Parasites / F. R. Stermitz
Ch. 14. Allelopathy in Plants / J. V. Lovett and A. H. C. Hoult -- Ch. 15. Alkaloids in Animals / J. C. Braekman, D. Daloze and J. M. Pasteels -- Ch. 16. Ecological Significance of Alkaloids from Marine Invertebrates / Peter Proksch and Rainer Ebel -- Ch. 17. Antimicrobially Active Alkaloids / R. Verpoorte -- Ch. 18. Utilization of Alkaloids in Modern Medicine / T. Schmeller and Michael Wink -- Subject Index Including Orders, Families, and Common Names -- Index of Alkaloids, Amines, and Other Molecules -- Organism Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Subject Alkaloids.
Author Roberts, M. F. (Margaret F.)
Wink, Michael.
LC no. 98017602
ISBN 0306454653