The Biochemistry of Alkaloids by Trevor Robinson.

The alkaloids were of great importance to mankind for centuries, long before they were recognized as a chemical class. The influence they have had on literature is hinted at by some of the quotations I have used as chapter headings. Their in­ fluence on folklore and on medicine has been even greater...

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Main Author: Robinson, Trevor (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1968.
Edition:1st ed. 1968.
Series:Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics Molekularbiologie, Biochemie und Biophysik, 3
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 General Theories of Alkaloid Biosynthesis
  • Bibliography.
  • 3 Simple Amino Acid Derivatives and Protoalkaloids
  • 4 Pyrrolidine, Piperidine, and Pyridine Alkaloids
  • Piperidine Alkaloids
  • Pyridine Alkaloids
  • Trigonelline
  • Ricinine
  • Tobacco Alkaloids
  • Nicotinic Acid
  • 5 Tropane Alkaloids
  • 6 Lupine Alkaloids
  • 7 Isoquinoline Alkaloids
  • 8 Aporphine and Morphinan Alkaloids
  • 9 Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids and Colchicine
  • 10 Indole Alkaloids
  • Ergot Alkaloids
  • 11 Quinolines and Other Alkaloids Related to Anthranilic Acid 92 Bibliography
  • 12 Some Miscellaneous Alkaloids
  • Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids.
  • Purine Alkaloids
  • Benzoxazoles
  • Lycopodium Alkaloids
  • Betacyanins and Betaxanthins
  • Imidazole Alkaloids
  • 13 Terpenoid and Steroid Alkaloids
  • Diterpenoids
  • Steroids
  • 14 Metabolism of Alkaloids by Bacteria and Animals
  • Animals
  • Microorganisms
  • Higher plants
  • Bibliography.
  • 15 Biochemical Pharmacology of Alkaloids
  • Addendum.