Phenolic Compound Biochemistry

• Main Authors: Vermerris, Wilfred (Author), Nicholson, Ralph (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biochemistry.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant pathology.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.; Plant Pathology.; Plant Sciences.

These are just a few examples that illustrate the chemical diversity and use of phenolic compounds, the topic of ‘Phenolic Compound Biochemistry’. This book is written for researchers, instructors, advanced undergraduate students and beginning graduate students in the life sciences who wish to becom...

Table of Contents:

• Families of Phenolic Compounds and Means of Classification
• Chemical Properties of Phenolic Compounds
• Biosynthesis of Phenolic Compounds
• Isolation and Identification of Phenolic Compounds
• Analysis of Phenolic Compounds with Mass Spectrometry
• The Role of Phenols in Plant Defense
• Phenolic Compounds and their Effects on Human Health.