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Terpenoids: structure, biogenesis, and distribution /
Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, Volume 6: Terpenoids: Structure, Biogenesis, and Distribution covers the advances in the chemistry and biochemistry of terpenoids, and the use of information regarding the occurrence of such compounds in genetics and population ecology. The book discusses the appli...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
1973.
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| Colección: | Recent advances in phytochemistry ;
v. 6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Terpenoids: Structure, Biogenesis, and Distribution: Recent Advances in Phytochemistry; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. APPLICATIONS OF PHYSICAL METHODS TO SOME STRUCTURAL AND STEREOCHEMICAL PROBLEMS IN TERPENES AND STEROIDS; Introduction; Reexamination of Products of Benzoyl Chloride Reaction withd-Pulegone; Applications of Physical Methods to Steroid Problems; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. NOVEL SESQUITERPENES ISOLATED IN COMPOSITAE; Introduction; Compounds Extracted from Compositae; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER 3. CHEMISTRY AND BIOGENESIS OF THE QUASSINOIDS (SIMAROUBOLIDES)Introduction; Isolation and Structure of Various Simaroubaceae Bitter Constituent; Chemical and Physical Properties of the Quassinoids; Correlations of Some Quassinoids; Biosynthesis; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4. THE BIOGENESIS OF SESQUITERPENE LACTONES OF THE COMPOSITAE; Introduction; The C-11, C-12, and C-13 Atoms of the Lactone Ring; The Introduction of Oxygen at C-6 and C-8; Oxidative Formation of a Primary Lactonic Precursor; Elaboration to Higher Oxidation States; Rearrangements to Pseudoguaianolide Structures.
- Stereochemical Conditions for C-4 Methyl₂!-5 Methyl RearrangementCHAPTER 5. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF PLANT TRITERPENES; Introduction; The First Cyclic Precursor of Plant Sterols; Routes from Cytoartenol to Phytosterols; Removal of Methyl Groups at C-4 and C-14 in Phytosterol Biosynthesis; Mechanism of Alkylation at C-24; Pentacyclic Triterpene Hydrocarbons; Onocerin Biosynthesis; Conclusions; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6. MECHANISMS OF INDOLE ALKALOID BIOSYNTHESIS, RECOGNITION OF INTERMEDIACY AND SEQUENCE BY SHORT-TERM INCUBATION; Introduction.
- Uptake of DL -Tryptophan-2-14CFrom Vineoside to the Corynanth�e Alkaloids; The Corynanth�e-Strychnos Relationship; Rearrangement of the Mevalonate-Derived Segment; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7. BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF LOWER TERPENOIDS; Introduction; Hemiterpenes; Mono- and Sesquiterpenes; Morphology of Secretory Structures; Conclusions; NOTE ADDED IN PROOF; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. GENETIC AND BIOSYNTHETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF MONOTERPENES; Introduction; The Monoterpenes of F1 Generations; The Monoterpenes of F2 Generations; Discussion; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER 9. CONFIRMATION OF A CLINAL PATTERN OF CHEMICAL DIFFERENTIATION IN Juniperus virginiana FROM TERPENOID DATA OBTAINED IN SUCCESSIVE YEARSIntroduction; Chemical Analysis; Characterization; Clustering Technique; Statistical Significance of Clustering Results; Summary; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX.