This brand new Annual Plant Reviews volume is the second edition of the
highly successful and well-received Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 2.
This exciting new volume provides an up-to-date survey of the
biochemistry and physiology of plant secondary metabolism. The volume
commences with an overview of the biochemistry, physiology and function
of secondary metabolism, followed by detailed reviews of the major
groups of secondary metabolites: alkaloids and betalains, cyanogenic
glucosides, glucosinolates and nonprotein amino acids, phenyl propanoids
and related phenolics, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides and saponins. A
final chapter discusses the evolution of secondary metabolism.
This carefully compiled new edition brings together chapters from some
of the world's leading experts in plant secondary metabolism. Completely
revised and brought right up to date with much new information, this
volume is an essential purchase for advanced students, researchers and
professionals in biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology, genetics,
plant sciences, agriculture, medicine, pharmacology and pharmacy,
working in the academic and industrial sectors, including those working
in the pesticide and pharmaceutical industries. Libraries in all
universities and research establishments where these subjects are
studied and taught will need copies of this excellent volume on their
shelves.
- A companion volume Annual Plant Reviews Volume 39, Functions and
Biotechnology of Plant Secondary Metabolites, Second Edition, Edited
by M. Wink, is also available.
