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This book was tbe result of a symposium beld at tbe American
Cbernical Society meeting in Miami Beacb, Florida, September 10-15,
1989. The symposium was jointly sponsored by Tbe Society for
Economfc Botany and tbe American Cbernical Society Food and Natural
Product sub division. Tbere were five speakers. During tbe social
sessions (mostly over drinks in abotel room), it became obvious
tbat, regardless of tbe discipline, we were all speaking tbe same
language. Yet, prior to tbe symposium, only a few of tbe
participants knew one anotber. We decided to expand tbe symposium
into a book. The book would, we boped, accomplish for otbers wbat
we bad discovered in ourselves. That is, the field of Natural
Products is broad, but similar in techniques and approach, ancient
but modern, and bas been and continues to be extremely valuable to
humankind. We wanted the book to serve as an introductory text for
courses and as a reference work for the future. We also determined
to include the structure of every chemical in the chapter where it
was mentioned so the reader would not have to find the structure
somewhere else or to try and deduce the structure from the chemical
name. Little did we know what an undertaking these goals would be
or the time this would take.
This book was tbe result of a symposium beld at tbe American
Cbernical Society meeting in Miami Beacb, Florida, September 10-15,
1989. The symposium was jointly sponsored by Tbe Society for
Economfc Botany and tbe American Cbernical Society Food and Natural
Product sub division. Tbere were five speakers. During tbe social
sessions (mostly over drinks in abotel room), it became obvious
tbat, regardless of tbe discipline, we were all speaking tbe same
language. Yet, prior to tbe symposium, only a few of tbe
participants knew one anotber. We decided to expand tbe symposium
into a book. The book would, we boped, accomplish for otbers wbat
we bad discovered in ourselves. That is, the field of Natural
Products is broad, but similar in techniques and approach, ancient
but modern, and bas been and continues to be extremely valuable to
humankind. We wanted the book to serve as an introductory text for
courses and as a reference work for the future. We also determined
to include the structure of every chemical in the chapter where it
was mentioned so the reader would not have to find the structure
somewhere else or to try and deduce the structure from the chemical
name. Little did we know what an undertaking these goals would be
or the time this would take.
Plants produce secondary metabolites with herbicidal, insecticidal,
fungicidal and antioxidant activities. These metabolites offer
alternatives for the control of pests and diseases, and in some
cases directly contribute to improve food quality. This book
provides an up-to-date treatment of antioxidant and biocidal
compounds mainly from Latin American plants. New antimicrobials,
insecticidals, and antioxidants are compiled in a single source for
the first time based on the research and knowledge of several
internationally renowned research groups. The book is organized in
three sections: Section One provides a general overview and
perspectives on antioxidant, medicinal and biocidal plant
compounds. Section Two provides information on plant antioxidants
isolated from a wide range of species. Section Three provides
insecticidal, antimicrobial and other biocidal activities based on
peptides, phytoecdysteroids, alkaloids, polyphenols, terpenoids and
other allelochemicals. This book will be a helpful reference for
students, researchers and teachers interested in allelochemistry as
well as the antioxidant and medicinal properties of Latin American
Plants.
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