Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae: Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesis, Chemotaxonomy, Biological and Economic Significance (A Handbook) /

• Main Author: Eich, Eckart (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Pharmacy.; Life sciences.; Pharmacology.; Agriculture.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant science.; Botany.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Plant Biochemistry.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

1. 1 Philosophy and Aims of this Book 1. 1. 1 The Large Solanales Families as a Topic Solanales are from the Mid-Cretaceous (stem node age: 106 my; crown node age: 100 my) (Bremer et al. 2004). Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae are sisters represe- ing the two large families of this order. Their last co...

Table of Contents:

• Classification and System in Solanales
• Ornithine-Derived Alkaloids
• Tryptophan-derived Alkaloids
• Miscellaneous Alkaloids
• Phenylalanine-derived Metabolites/Phenylpropanoids
• Terpenoids (Isoprenoids)
• Secondary Metabolites Derived from Fatty Acids and Carbohydrates.