1st Edition

The Flavonoids Advances in Research Since 1986

By J.B. Harborne Copyright 1994
    688 Pages
    by Chapman & Hall

    Flavonoids are a group of natural products isolated from a wide variety of plants, and are responsible for much of the coloring found in vascular plants. They exhibit a wide range of biological activities and are of particular interest as potential anti-cancer agents, as insect antifeedants, and as natural insecticides. The Flavonoids: Advances in Research Since 1986 is a self-contained account of this important group of plant products.

    List of contributors, Preface, 1 THE ANTHOCYANINS, 2 FLAVANS AND PROANTHOCYANIDINS, 3 C-GLYCOSYLFLAVONOIDS, 4 BIFLAVONOIDS AND TRIFLAVONOIDS, 5 ISOFLAVONOIDS, 6 NEOFLAVONOIDS, 7 FLAVONES AND FLAVONOLS, 8 FLAVONE AND FLAVONOL GLYCOSIDES, 9 THE MINOR FLAVONOIDS, 10 ‘H NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY OF FLAVONOIDS AND THEIR GLYCOSIDES IN HEXADEUTERO-DIMETHYLSULFOXIDE, 11 BIOSYNTHESIS OF FLAVONOIDS, 12 GENETICS OF FLAVONOIDS, 13 FLAVONOIDS AND FLOWER COLOUR, 14 FLAVONOIDS AND INSECTS, 15 THE IMPACT OF PLANT FLA VONOIDS ON MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY: IMPLICATIONS FOR IMMUNITY, INFLAMMATION AND CANCER, PLANT SPECIES INDEX, SUBJECT INDEX

    Biography

    J.B. Harborne

    "For the researcher in this field the book is an invaluable source of information."
    -Trends in Biochemical Sciences