Plant Secondary Metabolites / Edition 1

by Harinder P.S. Makkar, P. Sidhuraju, Klaus Becker

Overview

Plant Secondary Metabolites provides reliable assays to meet the challenge of fulfilling the huge demand for feed. It details plant-animal interactions and presents methodologies that may also be used to determine plant secondary metabolites in human food. In addition, the volume contains methods for analysis of some important plant secondary metabolites, which are written in a recipe-like format designed for direct practical use.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781588299932
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	07/06/2007
Series:	Methods in Molecular Biology , #393
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgement 1. Trypsin inhibitor 2. Chymotrypsin inhibitor 3. ±-amylase inhibitor 4. Phytohaemagglutin/lectin 5. Phytic acid 6. Oxalic acid 7. Nitrate and Nitrite 8. Mimosine ('-(3-hydroxy-4-pyridone-1-yl)-L-alanine) 9. Canavanine (2-amino-4-(guanidinooxy) butanoic acid) 10. L-DOPA (L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) 11. Glucosinolates 12. Cyanogenic glucosides 13. Tannins 14. Gossypol 15. Chlorogenic acid 16. Saponins 17. Phorbolesters 18. Alkaloids

Editorial Reviews

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"The entire book is written by three authors … . the authors have produced a succinct series of methodologies in this short 18-chapter, 130-page volume. … The chapters cover 18 target compounds or compound groups. … There is a clear audience for these prools, and I am sure they will be happy with the result." (Dr Robert Hall, Molecular Biotechnology, Vol. 38, 2008)

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