RECENT ADVANCES IN PHYTOCHEMISTRY
Volume 33
Phytochemicals in Human Health Protection, Nutrition, and
Plant Defense
Edited by
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John T. Romeo |
PLENUM PRESS, NEW YORK AND LONDON
CONTENTS
Natural Product Drug Discovery and Development: The United States
National Cancer Institute Role
Gordon M. Cragg, Michael R Boyd, Rita Khanna, David J. Newman, and Edward A.Sausville
Taxol Biosynthesis: A Review of Some Determinant Steps
Kevin Walker and Rodney Croteau
Role of Lignans in Carcinogenesis
Lilian U. Thompson
Towards Engineering the Metabolic Pathways of Cancer-Preventing
Lignans in Cereal Grains and Other Crops
Michael A. Costa, Zhi-Qiang, Laurence B. Davin, and Norman G. Lewis
Simple (Bench-Top) Bioassays and the Isolation of New Chemically
Diverse Antitumor and Pesticidal Agents From Higher Plants
Jerry L. McLaughlin and Ching-Jer Chang
Molecular Controls for Isoflavonoid Biosynthesis in Relation To
Plant and Human Health
Richard A. Dixon, Pedro Canovas, Ze-Jian Guo, Xian-Zhi He, Chris Lamb, and
Fiona McAlister
Medical Potential and Biosynthesis of Plant Coumarins
Ulrich Matern
Biosynthesis, Biodegradation, and Cellular Localization of
Hydrolyzable Tannins
Georg G. Gross
The Formation of Heartwood and Its Extractives: An Overview
W.E. Hillis
Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Proanthocyanidins
Daneel Ferreira, Hendrik van Rensburg, Elfranco Malan, Johan Coetzee, and
Reinier J.J. Nel
Astringency and Polyphenol Protein Interactions
Edwin Haslam, Michael P. Williamson, Nicola J. Baxter, and Adrian J.
Charlton
Phytochemistry of Bryophytes: Biologically Active Terpenoids and
Aromatic Compound From Liverworts
Yoshinori Asakawa
Biologically-Active Compounds From Buddleja Species
Peter J. Houghton and Abraham Y. Mensah
Cyanide In Foods: Biology of Cyanogenic Glucosides and Related
Nutritional Problems
Dirk Selmar
Plant Ecochemicals From the Viewpoint of Plant Defense
Junya Mizutani