Alkaloids : a treasury of poisons and medicines /

Alkaloids are a large group of structurally complex natural products displaying a wide range of biological activities. The purpose of Alkaloids: A Treasury of Poisons and Medicines is to classify, for the first time, the alkaloids isolated from the natural sources until now. The book classifies all...

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Main Authors: Funayama, Shinji, 1951- (Author), Cordell, Geoffrey A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, England : Academic Press, 2015
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Alkaloids; Copyright; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; Introduction; 1. THE DEFINITION OF AN ALKALOID; LITERATURE CITED; 2. CLASSIFICATION OF ALKALOIDS; LITERATURE CITED; 3. HUMANS AND ALKALOIDS; LITERATURE CITED; 4. DEVELOPMENT OF PHARMACOGNOSY AND NATURAL PRODUCT CHEMISTRY, AND ALKALOIDS; LITERATURE CITED; 5. BRIEF HISTORY OF JAPANESE PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND ALKALOIDS; LITERATURE CITED; 6. CNS STIMULATION AND ALKALOIDS; LITERATURE CITED; Chapter 1
  • Alkaloids Derived from Phenylalanine and Tyrosine; 1.1 PHENYLETHYLAMINES (PHENETHYLAMINES); LITERATURE CITED; 1.2 L-DOPA AND DOPAMINE
  • 2.21 ANTHRAMYCIN AND TOMAYMYCINLITERATURE CITED; 2.22 STREPTONIGRIN; LITERATURE CITED; 2.23 STAUROSPORINE; LITERATURE CITED; Chapter 3
  • Alkaloids Derived from Ornithine and Arginine; 3.1 TOBACCO AND NICOTINE; LITERATURE CITED; 3.2 BELLADONNA AND ATROPINE; LITERATURE CITED; 3.3 COCA LEAVES AND COCAINE; LITERATURE CITED; 3.4 SENECIO AND PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS; LITERATURE CITED; 3.5 ALKALOIDS DERIVED FROM POLYAMINES; LITERATURE CITED; 3.6 PUTRESCINE AND PIRIFERINE; LITERATURE CITED; 3.7 SPERMIDINE AND AGROBACTIN; LITERATURE CITED; 3.8 SPERMINE AND EPHEDRADINE; LITERATURE CITED