Phytochemical Methods: A Guide to Modern Techniques of Plant Analysis
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1 Methods of Plant Analysis -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2 Methods of Extraction and Isolation -- 1.3 Methods of Separation -- 1.4 Methods of Identification -- 1.5 Applications -- 2 Phenolic Compounds -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Phenols and Phenolic Acids -- 2.3 Phenylpropanoids -- 2.4 Flavonoid Pigments -- 2.5 Anthocyanins -- 2.6 Flavonols and Flavones -- 2.7 Minor Flavonoids, Xanthones and Stilbenes -- 2.8 Quinone Pigments -- 3 The Terpenoids -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Essential Oils -- 3.3 Diterpenoids and Gibberellins -- 3.4 Triterpenoids and Steroids -- 3.5 Carotenoids -- 4 Organic Acids, Lipids and Related Compounds -- 4.1 Plant Acids -- 4.2 Fatty Acids and Lipids -- 4.3 Alkanes and Related Hydrocarbons -- 4.4 Polyacetylenes -- 4.5 Sulphur Compounds -- 5 Nitrogen Compounds -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Amino Acids -- 5.3 Amines -- 5.4 Alkaloids -- 5.5 Cyanogenic Glycosides -- 5.6 Indoles -- 5.7 Purines, Pyrimidines and Cytokinins -- 5.8 The Chlorophylls -- 6 Sugars and their Derivatives -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Monosaccharides -- 6.3 Oligosaccharides -- 6.4 Sugar Alcohols and Cyclitols -- 7 Macromolecules -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Nucleic Acids -- 7.3 Proteins -- 7.4 Polysaccharides.