Medicinal Plant Alkaloids : An Introduction for Pharmacy Students (2nd Edition) / Stephen K. Sim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

K. Sim, Stephen, Author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alkaloids.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Among the medicinally useful constituent of plants, the alkaloids constitute an important group. The accounts and discussions given here attempt to summarize (a) the plant sources and fundamental properties of the medicinally important alkaloids, (b) the principles and certain useful methods for their separation and isolation from plant materials, and (c) some aspects of their biosynthesis. They are intended as an introduction to these aspects of the study of alkaloids, as a supplement to the relevant sections on the alkaloids in standard text-books of pharmaceutical subjects, and to provide a collateral background for related laboratory works. It is hoped that these introductory accounts may also serve to prepare the student for proceeding to independent and effective use of the more comprehensive literature on these and other alkaloids.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2. ALKALOIDS - General Considerations

CHAPTER 3. ALKALOIDS OF THE PYRIDINE GROUP

CHAPTER 4. ALKALOIDS OF THE TROPANE GROUP

CHAPTER 5. ALKALOIDS OF THE ISOQUINOLINE GROUP

CHAPTER 6. ALKALCIDS OF THE QUINOLINE GROUP

CHAPTER 7. ALKALOIDS OF THE QUINOLIZIDINE GROUP

CHAPTER 8. ALKALOIDS OF THE INDOLE GROUP

CHAPTER 9. STEROIDAL ALKALOIDS

CHAPTER 10. ALKALOIDS OF THE IMIDAZOLE GROUP

CHAPTER 11. ALKALOIDS OF PHENETHYLAMINE GROUP

CHAPTER 12. ALKALOIDAL AMINES OF COLCHICUM

INDEX

Notes:

"Reprinted in 2018"--Title page verso.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

1-4875-8476-8

OCLC:

1121054532