Overview
- Examines the chemistry and distribution of iridoids in plants and insects
- Analyses the biosynthesis of iridoids
- Elucidates the pharmacology of iridoids and their application in medicine and agriculture
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
Keywords
- Plant Iridoids
- Chemistry of Iridoids
- Pharmacology of Iridoids
- Iridoids occurrence in Insects
- Iridoids Purification
- Iridoids Characterization
- Biosynthesis of Iridoids
- Pharmacokinetics of Iridoids
- Metabolomics
- Transcriptomics
- Iridoids in dietary supplements
- Iridoids in modern medicine
- Natural pesticides
About this book
Iridoids are found in a wide variety of plants and some insects, and they are structurally derived from monoterpenoid natural products. In the first two chapters of this book, the author describes the iridoids classification, occurrence and distribution in plants and insects. The following chapters cover different chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques that can be used to identify and quantify iridoids in herbal formulations, and also the biosynthesis of iridoids, in which the reader will discover a metabolomics and transcriptomics analysis to identify the genes involved in the biosynthesis. The final chapters provide insights on several pharmacological activities of iridoids, their physiological role in insects, pharmacokinetics in mammals, insects and microorganisms, and their applications in medicine and agriculture.
This book will engage students and researchers interested in the chemistry of natural products, and it will also appeal to medicinal chemists and practitioners working in the design of new herbal drugs with bioactive pure iridoids.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pharmacology and Applications of Naturally Occurring Iridoids
Authors: Biswanath Dinda
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05575-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-05574-5Published: 02 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-05575-2Published: 26 March 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 296
Topics: Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Plant Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry