Main description:

Phytochemical research took shape with the isolation of morphine by F.W. Seturner in 1805. This book includes about 290 phytopharmaceuticals giving their characterization and structure elucidation by modern instrumental methods like UV, IR, HNMR 13C NMR, Ms, HRMS, X-Ray, biosynthesis and synthesis. The book though written for M.Pharm. Pharmacognosy will, however, also found useful as a reference by researchers in natural product chemistry in ICMR units, National Laboratories and pharmaceutical industry the world over.

Contents:

1. Terpenoids 8. Vitamins and Other Health Products
2. Steroids 9. Antibiotics
3. Flavonoids 10. Lipids
4. Alkaloids 11. Carbohydrates
5. Proteins and Polypeptides 12. Toxins (Aflatoxins)
6. Nucleic Acids 13. Marine Agents
7. Lipoproteins and Amino -Acids