Description
Book SynopsisContaining fully authenticated data on virtually all known natural products, the Dictionary of Natural Products, main work, published in 1993 was the end result of over 12 years compilation and editing by a large team of contributors. The resulting Dictionary contains 100,000 natural products and their derivatives organized into approximately 35,000 entries. Volume 9 of the Dictionary contains the result of a thorough review of the natural product literature for the year 1992-3, the results of which are presented as a mixture of new entries and updated entries containing modified information. The following categories of natural products are covered: amino acids, peptides and protiens; carbohydrates; nucleosides and nucleotides; lipids; antibiotics; alkaloids; steroids and terpenoids; flavonoids; lignans; lichen acids; coumarins; polyacetylenes; polypyrroles; semiochemicals and other miscellaneous aliphatic compounds; and all other classes of miscellaneous metabolites. A particular feat
Table of ContentsData provided in each entry includes (where relevant): molecular formula; structure diagram; preferred names and synonyms; CAS registry numbers; physical description; biological source; stability; solvent of recrystallization; solubility; melting point; freezing point; boiling point; density; refractive index; optical rotation; use or importance; hazard and toxicity data; selected literature references.
