Fortschritte Der Chemie Organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products

by Begum, S. A.; Sahai, M.; Ray, A. B.; Gossinger, E.; Luzhetska, M.

• ISBN13: 9783709101391
• ISBN10: 3709101395
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-07-15
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

The volumes of this classic series, now referred to simply as "Zechmeister" after its founder, L. Zechmeister, have appeared under the Springer Imprint ever since the series' inauguration in 1938. The volumes contain contributions on various topics related to the origin, distribution, chemistry, synthesis, biochemistry, function or use of various classes of naturally occurring substances ranging from small molecules to biopolymers. Each contribution is written by a recognized authority in his field and provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the topic in question. Addressed to biologists, technologists, and chemists alike, the series can be used by the expert as a source of information and literature citations and by the non-expert as a means of orientation in a rapidly developing discipline.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. vii
Non-conventional Lignans: Coumarinolignans, Flavonolignans, and Stilbenolignans	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
Coumarinolignans	p. 3
Occurrence of Coumarinolignans	p. 3
Classification of Coumarinolignans	p. 5
Structure Elucidation of Coumarinolignans	p. 7
Chemistry of Coumarinolignans	p. 14
Biological Activity of Coumarinolignans	p. 25
Biogenesis of Coumarinolignans	p. 27
Flavonolignans	p. 28
Occurrence of Flavonolignans	p. 29
Features of Flavonolignans and Their Classification	p. 29
Structure Elucidation of Flavonolignans	p. 33
Chemistry of Flavonolignans	p. 38
Biological Activity of Flavonolignans	p. 48
Biogenesis of Flavonolignans	p. 49
Stilbenolignans	p. 50
Occurrence and Features of Stilbenolignans	p. 50
Structure Elucidation and Synthesis of Stilbenolignans	p. 52
Biological Activity of Stilbenolignans	p. 61
Biogenesis of Stilbenolignans	p. 62
References	p. 64
Picrotoxanes	p. 71
Introduction	p. 72
Tabular Overview of the Picrotoxanes	p. 73
Occurrence	p. 108
Systematic and Geographic Occurrence of Picrotoxane-Containing Plants	p. 108
Parasitic Plants	p. 110
Picrotoxanes Found in Animals and Animal Products	p. 110
The Riddle of the Scattered Taxonomic Occurrence of Picrotoxanes	p. 111
Isolation of Picrotoxanes	p. 111
Examples of Recent Isolation Procedures	p. 112
Structure Determination of Picrotoxanes	p. 117
Main Picrotoxanes of the Menispermaceae	p. 117
Main Picrotoxanes of the Coriariaceae	p. 119
Picrotoxanes Isolated from Toxic Honey	p. 121
Picrotoxanes of the Picrodendraceae	p. 121
Picrotoxanes from Dendrobium Species	p. 127
Total Syntheses of Picrotoxanes	p. 134
Overview	p. 134
Description of the Syntheses	p. 138
Biosynthesis of Picrotoxanes	p. 180
Investigations on the Biosynthesis of Dendrobines	p. 181
Investigations on the Biosynthesis of Sesquiterpene Picrotoxanes	p. 184
Physiological Activity of Picrotoxanes	p. 188
Toxicity	p. 188
Picrotoxanes as Therapeutics	p. 191
Picrotoxanes as Epileptogenic Compounds	p. 192
Picrotoxanes as Tools in Neurobiological Research	p. 192
Abbreviations	p. 194
References	p. 197
Combinatorial and Synthetic Biosynthesis in Actinomycetes	p. 211
Introduction	p. 211
Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Synthetic Biosynthesis	p. 212
Achievements in Combinatorial Biosynthesis	p. 213
Challenges for Combinatorial Biosynthesis	p. 215
Synthetic Biosynthesis	p. 224
References	p. 230
Author Index	p. 239
Subject Index	p. 259
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