Chemical Diversity of Plant Specialized Metabolites : A Biosynthetic Approach / Bratati De.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De, Bratati, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plants--Metabolism.

Plants.

Metabolites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : The Royal Society of Chemistry, [2023]

Summary:

Secondary metabolites are classified according to their chemical structures and this book will present the different classes of metabolites in turn while discussing their sources and distribution in plant families, their biosynthetic pathways, and their important and notable uses in phytochemistry and pharmacology.

Contents:

Cover

Chemical Diversity of Plant Specialized Metabolites: A Biosynthetic Approach

Preface

Contents

1 - Introduction

References

2 - Carbohydrates and Glycosides

2.1 Carbohydrates

2.1.1 Monosaccharides

2.1.2 Oligosaccharides

2.1.3 Polysaccharides

2.1.3.1 Starches

2.1.3.2 Cellulose

2.1.3.3 Hemicelluloses

2.1.3.4 Pectin

2.1.3.5 Gums and Mucilages

2.1.4 Role of Carbohydrates in Plants

2.1.5 Role in Nutrition and Human Health

2.1.6 Other Pharmaceutical and Non-pharmaceutical Applications of Plant Carbohydrates

2.2 Glycosides

2.2.1 Iridoid Glycosides

2.2.2 Saponins

2.2.3 Cardiac Glycosides

2.2.4 Steryl Glycosides

2.2.5 Pregnane Glycosides

2.2.6 Phenolic Glycosides

2.2.7 Glycosylated Lipids

2.2.8 Cyanogenic Glycosides

2.2.9 Glucosinolates

3 - Acetate-Malonate Pathway: Fatty Acids and Polyketides

3.1 Fatty Acids

3.1.1 Fatty Acid Biosynthesis

3.1.1.1 Elongation of Fatty Acids

3.1.1.2 Unsaturated Fatty Acids

3.1.1.3 Mitochondrial Biosynthesis of Lipoic Acid

3.1.2 Unusual Fatty Acids

3.1.3 Triacylglycerols

3.1.3.1 Waxes

3.1.4 Lipid Polyesters

3.1.5 Sphingolipids

3.1.6 Phyto-oxylipins

3.2 Polyketides

3.2.1 Polyketide Biosynthesis

3.2.2 Polyketide Types

3.2.2.1 Complex Polyketides

3.2.2.2 Aromatic Polyketides

4 - Mevalonate and Methylerythritol Phosphate Pathways: Terpenoids and Steroids

Compartmentation of Terpenoid Biosynthesis Through MVA and MEP Pathways in Plants

4.1 Hemiterpenes

4.2 Monoterpenes

4.2.1 Iridoids

4.2.2 Irregular Monoterpenes

4.3 Sesquiterpenes

4.3.1 Sesquiterpene Lactones

4.4 Diterpenes

4.4.1 Acyclic Diterpenes

4.4.2 Bicyclic Diterpenes

4.4.3 Tricyclic Diterpenes

4.4.4 Tetracyclic Diterpenes

4.4.5 Macrocyclic Diterpenes.

4.4.6 Other Diterpenes

4.5 Sesterterpenes

4.6 Triterpenes and Steroids

4.6.1 Hopanes

4.6.2 Tetracyclic Dammarane Type Triterpenes

4.6.3 Pentacyclic Triterpenes and Saponins

4.6.3.1 Lupane-type Triterpenes

4.6.3.2 Oleanane-type Triterpenes

4.6.3.3 Ursane-type Triterpenes

4.6.3.4 Friedelane-type Triterpene

4.6.4 seco-Terpenes

4.6.5 nor-seco-Terpenoids

4.6.6 Steroids

4.6.6.1 Sterols

4.6.6.2 Steroidal Sapogenins

4.6.6.3 Steroidal Alkaloids

4.6.6.4 Cardiac Glycosides

4.6.6.5 Withanolides

4.6.6.6 Cucurbitacins

4.6.6.7 Brassinosteroids

4.6.6.8 Phytoecdysteroids

4.6.6.9 Progesterone

4.6.6.10 Testosterone and Structurally Related Androstanes

4.6.6.11 Oestrogens

4.6.6.12 Commercial Production of Steroidal Drugs from Natural Steroids

4.7 Tetraterpenes

4.7.1 Biosynthesis of Carotenoids

4.7.2 Apocarotenoids

4.8 Polyterpenes

Prenylated Electron Carriers

5 - Shikimic Acid Pathway: Phenols

5.1 Simple Phenols

5.2 Phenolic Acids

5.3 Lignin

5.4 Lignans

5.5 Tannins

5.5.1 Hydrolysable Tannins

5.5.2 Condensed Tannins

5.5.3 Complex Tannins

5.5.4 Phlorotannins

5.6 Phenylpropenes

5.7 Betalains

5.7.1 Betacyanins

5.7.2 Betaxanthins

5.8 Coumarins

5.9 Flavonoids

5.9.1 Chalcones

5.9.2 Aurones

5.9.3 Flavonoids

5.10 Quinoids

5.10.1 Benzoquinones

5.10.2 Naphthoquinones

5.10.3 Anthraquinones

5.11 Stilbenes

5.12 Xanthones

5.13 Curcuminoids

5.14 Phlobaphenes

6 - Alkaloids

6.1 Classification

6.2 Ornithine Derived Alkaloids

6.2.1 Tropane Alkaloids

6.2.2 Pyrrolidine Alkaloids

6.2.3 Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids

6.3 Aspartate/Lysine Derived Alkaloids

6.3.1 Pyridine Alkaloids

6.3.2 Piperidine Alkaloids

6.3.3 Quinolizidine Alkaloids

6.3.4 Indolizidine Alkaloids.

6.3.5 Lycopodium Alkaloids

6.4 Tyrosine Derived Alkaloids

6.4.1 Isoquinoline Alkaloids

6.4.2 Terpenoid Tetrahydroisoquinoline Alkaloids

6.4.3 Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids of Isoquinoline Type

6.4.4 Phenethylisoquinoline Alkaloids

6.5 Histidine Derived Alkaloids

6.6 Tryptophan Derived Alkaloids

6.6.1 Indole Alkaloids

Ergot Alkaloids

6.6.2 Quinoline Alkaloids

6.7 Anthranilic Acid Derived Alkaloids

6.8 Pseudoalkaloids

Purine Alkaloids

7 - Essential Oils and Resins

7.1 Essential Oils

7.1.1 Role in Plants

7.1.2 Role in Human Use

7.2 Resins

Subject Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9781837671472

1837671478

9781837671489

1837671486

OCLC:

1428258886