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Biochemical Targets of Plant Bioactive Compounds: A Pharmacological Reference Guide to Sites of Action and Biological Effects (Hardcover)

by Gideon Polya (Author) "Higher plants are sessile and are consumed by motile organisms, namely other eukaryotes and prokaryotes..." (more)
Key Phrases: aporphine isoquinoline, norditerpene alkaloid, ursane triterpene, Synthetic Synthetic, Leopold Ruzicka, Phenolic Apigenin (more...)

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Personally, I found this to be a valuable text for students, academics and researchers. I am pleased to have it in my library and am of the opinion that it should be on the shelves of all libraries of higher education and research institutes.
-JoHannes van Staden, South African Journal of Botany

This book contains a wealth of data on the chemical structure, source, biochemical targets, and physiological effects of the bioactive compounds in plants.
- JACS, 2004

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This thoroughly indexed book summarizes a wealth of information on the biochemical targets of plant defensive compounds, and is an an invaluable reference for all biomedical professionals.

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Hardcover: 860 pages
Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (May 15, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415308291
ISBN-13: 978-0415308298
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 2.1 inches
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Higher plants are sessile and are consumed by motile organisms, namely other eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Read the first page

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aporphine isoquinoline, norditerpene alkaloid, ursane triterpene, plant pail, lupene triterpene, neuronal damage disease, secondary tumour promoter, silkworm feeding attractant, proteolytic hydrolysate, attractant for cotton pest, erythrina isoquinoline, fin vivo effects, male territory marker, trisaccharide saponin, tropolone monoterpene, alkyl tetrahydrofuran, germacranolide sesquiterpene lactone, aryl tertiary amine, plant defensive compounds, bicyclic phenolic, growth accelerant, morphinan isoquinoline, otter targets, triterpene glycoside saponin, rat lens

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Synthetic Synthetic, Leopold Ruzicka, Phenolic Apigenin, Robert Burns Woodward, Vitamin K-dependent, Adolph Butenandt, Catechinic Widespread, Heinrich Otto Wieland, Henrik Dam, Second World War, Synthetic V-Na, West African, Zedoariae Rhizoma, Adolph Hitler, Edward Doisy, Edward Kendall, Gluten Triticum, Hungarian Jews, Joel Brand, Merck Index, Vincent van Gogh, Adolph Windaus, Alk Pase, Arvid Carlsson, Charles Baudelaire

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This book cites 23 books:

Phytochemical Dictionary: A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants, Second Edition by J.B. Harborne on page 3, and page 5
Disturbing The Universe (Sloan Foundation Science Serie) by Freeman J. Dyson on page 67, and Back Matter
Chemically Induced Birth Defects by James Schardein in Back Matter
Principles of Biochemistry by Albert L. Lehninger in Back Matter
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide by Harvard Medical School in Back Matter

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Plants that Fight Cancer by Spiridon E. Kintzios in Front Matter

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