Volume 8 of this series presents four timely reviews on alkaloids:
Chapter 1 is a magnificent and monumental review of curare, "a
group of dart and/or arrow poisons varying in composition and
featuring muscle relaxation as their basic pharmacological action."
The fascinating history of curare is recounted, beginning with
early encounters by the Spanish Conquistadores through its use as
arrow poisons by the forest tribes in hunting and warfare, its
chemistry, ethnography, botany and pharmacology. A terminal section
of this chapter treats the development of modern muscle relaxants.
This chapter thus traces how curare-initially only a crude plant
extract-has given rise to the widely used and very important
neuromuscular blocking agents of today. The precise role of plant
secondary metabolites and their interactions with insect herbivores
have been focal points for research by chemists, botanists and
entomologists for many years. Alkaloids and their glycosides are
frequently involved as feeding deterrents. Chapter 2 treats the
relationships between the chemistry of alkaloids in host plants and
the effects that these compounds may have on insect herbivores.
Interestingly, an alkaloid produced by a plant may manifest
different effects on different insects.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Alkaloids: Chemical and Biological Perspectives, 8 |
| Release date: |
September 2011 |
| First published: |
1992 |
| Authors: |
S. William Pelletier
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
365 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4612-7715-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Biology, life sciences >
Biochemistry >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4612-7715-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781461277156 |
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