Alkaloids
A Treasury of Poisons and Medicines

The book classifies alkaloids isolated to date from natural sources.

Shinji Funayama (Author), Geoffrey A. Cordell (Author)

9780124173026

Hardback, published 23 October 2014

294 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.3 cm, 0.66 kg

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 of the alkaloids by their biosynthetic origins. Of interest to the organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry communities involved in drug discovery and development, this book describes many alkaloids isolated from the medicinal plants, including those used in Japanese Kampo medicine.

1: Alkaloids Derived from Phenylalanine and Tyrosine2: Alkaloids Derived from Tryptophan3: Alkaloids Derived from Ornithine (Arginine)4: Alkaloids Derived from Lysine 5: Alkaloids Derived from Proline6: Alkaloids Derived from Glutamic Acid7: Alkaloids Derived from Histidine8: Alkaloids Derived from 2,3-Diaminopropionic Acid9: Alkaloids Derived from Anthranilic Acid10: Alkaloids Derived from Nicotinic Acid11: Alkaloids Derived from Nucleic Acids and Related Compounds12: Alkaloids Possessing the Porphine Skeleton13: Alkaloids Derived from a m-C7N Unit14: Alkaloids Derived from Terpenoids15: Alkaloids Derived from Polyketides

Subject Areas: Biochemistry [PSB], Organometallic chemistry [PNND], Organic chemistry [PNN]