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Title: Terpenes and Terpenoids
Condition: New
Subtitle: Sources, Applications and Biological Significance
Author: Charles A. Davies
Contributor: Charles A. Davies (Edited by)
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 1685075592
EAN: 9781685075590
ISBN: 9781685075590
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Release Date: 01/04/2022
Description: Terpenoids are the secondary metabolites of plant derivatives, mainly found in essential oils derived from higher plant sources. Terpenes are simple hydrocarbons, whereas terpenoids are modified terpenes containing different functional groups and oxidised methyl groups. This volume includes seven chapters examining topics related to terpenes and terpenoids. Chapter One describes mono- and sesquiterpenoids isolated from plants of the Inula L. genus and discusses biological activity of extracts and individual sesquiterpene lactones. Chapter Two covers the nature of terpenoids together with their biological activities and their isolation from endemic species from the Asteraceae family growing in Algerian Sahara and used as medicinal plants. Chapter Three introduces a catalyst system using Keggin heteropolyacid salts and hydrogen peroxide to epoxidise terpenic alcohols. Chapter Four examines the phyto-active components of terpenoids as sources of insecticide. Chapter Five describes how organic compounds containing functional groups like ketone, alcohol, and epoxide undergo rearrangement with sulfuric acid, yielding unexpected results. Chapter Six focuses on alkoxylation of terpenes over heterogenous catalysts. Lastly, Chapter Seven presents a discussion about the importance of Brazilian flora for herbal medicine.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Weight: 437g
Release Year: 2022

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