Plant Secondary Metabolites: Occurrence, Structure and Role in the Human Diet [Hardcover]

Alan Crozier (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1405125098 | ISBN-13: 978-1405125093 | Publication Date: December 11, 2006 | Edition: 1

Plant Secondary Metabolites: Occurrence, Structure and Role in the Human Diet covers the main groups of natural products from a chemical and biosynthetic perspective with illustrations of how genetic engineering can be applied to manipulate levels of secondary metabolites of economic value as well as those of potential importance in diet and health. These descriptive chapters are augmented by chapters showing where these products are found in the diet, how they are metabolized and reviewing the evidence for their beneficial bioactivity.

Editorial Reviews

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"I'd strongly recommend this book for a variety of scientists. Not only is it up to date, but it is also very readable. The topics are related to the real world of food science in an effective way. Most scientists (including graduate students) in areas of study related to chemistry, biology and food science will find the book of value and a good investment." Chemistry World

"The information in the book is recent and easy to locate…would serve well as a textbook for graduate students…as well as a good reference source.” Inform

"Of great value for botanists looking for basic information about plant chemical compounds." Folia Geobotanica

Book Description

Plant secondary metabolites (or natural products) have been a fertile area of chemical investigation for many years, driving the development of both analytical chemistry and of new synthetic reactions and methodologies. The subject is multi-disciplinary however, with chemists, biochemists and plant scientists all contributing to our current understanding. In recent years there has been an upsurge in the interest from wider disciplines, related both to the realisation that secondary metabolites are dietary components that may have a considerable impact on human health, and the development of gene technology that permits manipulation to produce elevated levels of compounds of potential economic value.Plant Secondary Metabolites in Diet and Health will address this wider interest by covering the main groups of natural products from a chemical and biosynthetic perspective with illustrations of how genetic engineering can be applied to manipulate levels of secondary metabolites of economic value as well as those of potential importance in diet and health. These descriptive chapters are then augmented by three chapters showing where these products are found in the diet, how they are metabolised and reviewing the evidence for their beneficial bioactivity.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (December 11, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405125098
• ISBN-13: 978-1405125093
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,891,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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