While there are many books available on methods of organic and biochemical analysis, the majority are either primarily concerned with the application of a particular technique (e.g. paper chromatography) or have been written for an audience of chemists or for biochemists work ing mainly with animaltissues. Thus, no simple guide to modern metho ds of plant analysis exists and the purpose of the present volume is to fill this gap. It is primarily intended for students in the plant sciences, who have a botanical or a general biological background. It should also be of value to students in biochemistry, pharmacognosy, food science and 'natural products' organic chemistry. Most books on chromatography, while admirably covering the needs of research workers, tend to overwhelm the student with long lists of solvent systems and spray reagents that can be applied to each class of organic constituent. The intention here is to simplify the situation by listing only a few specially recommended techniques that have wide currency in phytochemical laboratories. Sufficient details are provided to allow the student to use the techniques for themselves and most sections contain some introductory practical experiments which can be used in classwork.

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University of Reading, UK

J. B. Harborne

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Book Title: Phytochemical Methods
Book Subtitle: A Guide to Modern Techniques of Plant Analysis
Authors: J. B. Harborne
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5921-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: J. B. Harborne 1973
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-412-23050-9Published: 02 October 1980
eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-5921-7Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 278
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Methods of Plant Analysis

Phenolic Compounds

The Terpenoids

Organic Acids, Lipids and Related Compounds

Nitrogen Compounds

Sugars and their derivatives

Macromolecules

Back Matter

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