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Plant bioactive molecules /
Plants have always been a source of nourishment and healing for living things. Their dual task of producing nutrients and medicines has played a key role in the evolution of herbivore and omnivore organisms. The so-called secondary metabolites are molecules with well-defined functional roles. These...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
[2018]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Table of Contents; Preface; UNIT I: Biodiversity and the Sites of Synthesis, Functional roles, Phytochemistry and Chemotaxonomy of Bioactive Plant Molecules; Chapter One; 1.1. Biodiversity; 1.1.1. Distribution of Biodiversity; 1.1.2. Actions to Sustain Biodiversity; 1.2. Sustainability; 1.2.1. Mineral Nutrition and Soil; 1.2.2. Pests and Pathogens; 1.2.3. Biotechnology and Sustainability; 1.2.4. Extraction of Phytochemicals; 1.2.5. Toward what future?; 1.3. Quantifying Biodiversity; 1.4. Classification and Characterization of Natural Compounds; 1.4.1. Taxonomy; 1.4.2. Evolution
- 1.4.3. Character1.4.4. Data Analysis; Suggested Reading; Chapter Two; 2.1. Secretion; 2.2. Glandular Trichomes; 2.2.1. Glandular Trichomes of the Lamiaceae Family; 2.2.2. Glandular Trichomes of the Asteraceae Family; 2.2.3. Glandular Trichomes of the Geraniaceae F; 2.2.4. Glandular Trichomes of the Moraceae Family; 2.2.5. Glandular Trichomes of the Cannabaceae Family; 2.2.6. Glandular Trichomes of the Solanaceae Family; 2.3. Secretory Cavities and Resin Ducts; 2.4. Lysigenous Cavities; 2.5. Oil-bearing Cells and Secretory Cells associated with Bacteria; 2.6. Laticifers; Suggested Reading
- Chapter Three3.1. Primary and Secondary Metabolites; 3.2. Phenotypic Plasticity; 3.2. Chemical Defence from Biotic Stress; 3.2.1. Chemical Defence in Prehistory; 3.2.2. Chemical Ecology; 3.2.3. Coevolution; 3.2.4. Constitutive Chemical Defence; 3.2.5. Induced Chemical Defence; 3.2.6. Theories on Defence from Herbivores; 3.2.7. Allelopathy; 3.2.8. Chemical Defence from Microorganisms; 3.3. Chemical Defence from Abiotic Stress; 3.3.1. Plant Defence from Ultraviolet Radiation; 3.3.2. Plant Volatiles and Responseto Extreme Climatic Conditions; Suggested Reading; Chapter Four
- 4.1. Dietary and Food Supplements4.1.1. Functional Foods; 4.2. Plant Bioactive Molecules and the Treatment of Diseases; 4.2.1. Interaction between Bioactive Plant Molecules and Drugs; 4.2.2. Herbal Regulatory; 4.2.3. Ethnofarmacognosy; 4.3. Mode and Action of Plant Bioactive Molecules; 4.3.1. Effect on Cell Division; 4.3.2. Effect of Plant Bioactive Molecules on Cell Membranes, Channels and Receptors; 4.3.3. Immunomodulatory Effect of Plant Bioactive Molecules; 4.3.4. Toxic Effect of Plant Bioactive Molecules; 4.3.5. Plant Bioactive Molecules against Uropatogenic Escherichia Coli
- 4.3.6. Plant Bioactive Molecules for Brain and Mental DisordersSuggested Reading; Chapter Five; 5.1. Overview on Chemotaxonomy; 5.2. Chemotaxonomy of Phenolic Compounds; 5.2.1. Asteraceae; 5.2.2. Lamiaceae; 5.2.3. Leguminosae; 5.2.4. Other Plant Families; 5.3. Chemotaxonomy of Terpenoids; 5.3.1 Monoterpenes; 5.3.2. Sesquiterpenes; 5.3.3. Diterpenes; 5.3.4. Triterpenes; 5.3.5. Tetraterpenes; 5.4. Chemotaxonomy of Secondary Products Containing Nitrogen; 5.4.1. Alkaloids; 5.4.2. Glucosinolates; 5.4.3. Cyanogenic Glycosides; 5.4.4 Non-protein Amino Acids