Lessons on Caffeine, Cannabis & Co Plant-derived Drugs and their Interaction with Human Receptors /

• Main Authors: Böttger, Angelika (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Vothknecht, Ute (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Bolle, Cordelia (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Wolf, Alexander (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Learning Materials in Biosciences,
• Subjects: Pharmacology.; Plant biochemistry.; Science education.; Biotechnology.; Cancer research.; Molecular biology.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Plant Biochemistry.; Science Education.; Cancer Research.; Molecular Medicine.

This textbook provides a structured, easy to understand and thorough insight into the mode of function of plant secondary metabolites in plants and humans. It explains the biosynthesis and molecular action of nicotine, cannabis, caffeine and Co, describes the effects of these drugs on signal transdu...