Chemical plant Taxonomy
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Chemical plant Taxonomy

  1. 554 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Chemical plant Taxonomy

About this book

Chemical Plant Taxonomy focuses on the classification of plants based on their chemical composition. Composed of contributions of authors, the text first considers the methods of plant taxonomy. Folk taxonomy; Linnaean and post-Linnaean taxonomy; Darwin and ""Evolutionary Taxonomy""; and the development of taxonomic practice are considered. The book continues with discussions on the theoretical and practical aspects of the ""species"" concepts and an outline of the history of chemical taxonomy. The selection also looks at the qualities of chemotaxonomy, the usefulness of chemistry in plant taxonomy, biosynthetic pathways, and the factors affecting the production of secondary plant products. The text discusses the distribution of alkanes. The isolation and characterization of alkanes; taxonomic applications of alkanes; biogenesis of alkanes; and fossil alkanes are discussed. The selection highlights the chemical taxonomy of acetylenic compounds, the distribution of fatty acids in plant lipids, distribution of aliphatic polyols, cyclitols, plant glycosides, and alkaloids. The text is a good source of information for readers wanting to study the taxonomy of chemical plants.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Chemical Plant Taxonomy
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Contributors
  6. Preface
  7. CHAPTER 1. Methods of Classical Plant Taxonomy
  8. CHAPTER 2. Species Concepts: Theoretical and Practical Aspects
  9. CHAPTER 3. History of Chemical Taxonomy
  10. CHAPTER 4. Some Aspects of Chemotaxonomy
  11. CHAPTER 5. Usefulness of Chemistry in Plant Taxonomy as Illustrated by the Flavonoid Constituents
  12. CHAPTER 6. Biosynthetic Pathways
  13. CHAPTER 7. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Affecting the Production of Secondary Plant Products
  14. CHAPTER 8. The Distribution of Alkanes
  15. CHAPTER 9. Chemical Taxonomy of Acetylenic Compounds
  16. CHAPTER 10. The Distribution of Fatty Acids in Plant Lipids
  17. CHAPTER 11. Distribution of Aliphatic Polyols and Cyclitols
  18. CHAPTER 12. The Distribution of Plant Glycosides
  19. CHAPTER 13. Distribution of Anthocyanins in Higher Plants
  20. CHAPTER 14. The Taxonomic Significance of Alkaloids
  21. CHAPTER 15. The Distribution of Alkaloids in the Rutaceae
  22. CHAPTER 16. The Distribution of Sulphur Compounds
  23. Appendix
  24. Author Index
  25. Plant Genera and Species Index
  26. Chemical Compounds Index