How does the consumption of red wine reduce heart disease? How does
a plant battle an invading fungus using physical and chemical
defense mechanisms? How are tannins used in leather production
synthesized?
These are just a few examples that illustrate the chemical
diversity and use of phenolic compounds, the topic of a ~Phenolic
Compound Biochemistrya (TM).
This book is written for researchers, instructors, advanced
undergraduate students and beginning graduate students in the life
sciences who wish to become more familiar with these and many other
intriguing aspects of phenolic compounds. Topics covered include
nomenclature, chemical properties, biosynthesis, including an
up-to-date overview of the genetics controlling phenolic
metabolism, isolation and characterization of phenolic compounds,
phenolics used in plant defense, and the impact of phenolics on
human health. The book is written in an accessible style, and
assumes only basic knowledge of organic chemistry, biochemistry and
cell physiology. More than 300 chemical structures and reaction
schemes illustrate the text.
Wilfred Vermerris is Associate Professor of Agronomy at the
University of Florida Genetics Institute in Gainesville, FL. His
research focuses on the genetic control of phenolic compounds that
impact agro-industrial processing of crop plants.
Ralph Nicholson is Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology at
Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. He is an expert on
phenolic compounds involved in the planta (TM)s defense against
pathogenic fungi and bacteria.
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