Phytochemicals, as the word implies, are the individual chemicals from which plants are
made. In this chapter, we will look at these materials, specifically, the organic components of …

A vast array of natural organic compounds, the products of primary and secondary
metabolism, occur in plants. This dictionary provides basic information, including structural …

Plants produce a vast and diverse assortment of organic compounds, the great majority of
which do not appear to participate directly in growth and development. These substances …

In Chapter 1, we presented a compilation of the many types of chemical compounds that
plants produce. Now the question arises: How do plants synthesize these compounds, and …

This book includes a chapter on each of the following aspects: types of natural products
produced by plants; functions of phytochemicals; regulation of their synthesis; uses by …

Many scientists, both chemical and biological, have sought to correlate chemical characters
(ie, the presence of certain types of compounds) with various taxonomic entities (De …

Kossel [45] was the first to introduce the term secondary metabolite over one hundred years
ago, stating that'whereas primary metabolites are present in every plant cell that is capable …

This book is principally concerned with the relatively complex small molecules produced by
plants, which are important as drugs, fine chemicals, fragrances, flavours and biologically …

Chemosystematics has been used to distinguish plants and other organisms that are useful
for food and those best avoided. Originally unwritten, this knowledge has been progressively …

Linus Pauling [NL 1954 (Chemistry), 1962 (Peace)] once said “A good book or a speech
should be like a Lady's dress. It should be long enough to cover the essentials and short …