Beschreibung:
Despite the historical significance of flavonoids and their pigments in establishing the basis for modern genetics, research in this large group of secondary metabolites continues to be more intense than ever. With an impressive knowledge already available on the chemistry and the biosynthesis of flavonoids, the past few years have witnessed increasing research in the applications of flavonoids as nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals, as well as on their roles as signal molecules within plants and between plants and other organisms.
The only book of its kind to provide an overview of the science of flavonoids in plants
The Stereochemistry of Flavonoids.- Isolation and Identification of Flavonoids.- The Biosynthesis of Flavonoids.- The Regulation of Flavonoid Biosynthesis.- Transport of Flavonoids: From Cytosolic Synthesis to Vacuolar Accumulation.- Flavonoid Pigments as Tools in Molecular Genetics.- The Evolution of Flavonoids and Their Genes.- Flavonoids as Nutraceuticals.- Flavonoids as Signal Molecules: Targets of Flavonoid Action.