Author : A. Douglas Kinghorn
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331949712X
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)
Book Synopsis Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 105 by : A. Douglas Kinghorn
Download or read book Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 105 written by A. Douglas Kinghorn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-13 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first contribution reviews the occurrence of xanthine alkaloids in the plant kingdom and the elucidation of the caffeine biosynthesis pathway, providing details of the N-methyltransferases, belonging to the motif B' methyltransferase family which catalyze three steps in the four step pathway leading from xanthosine to caffeine. The second contribution in this book provides a background on the molecule and related compounds and update knowledge on the most recent advances in Iboga alkaloids. The third contribution presents a comprehensive analysis of frequently occurring errors with respect to 13C NMR spectroscopic data and proposes a straightforward protocol to eliminate a high percentage of the most obvious errors.