Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 118

This volume covers the chemistry of pyrogallols, agarwood essential oil, tetrodotoxin, limonoids, and triterpenoids, including their role in cycloaddition reactions, defensive chemical ecology, and folk medicine.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 177 pages
Publication date: 15 April 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive volume comprises four chapters, each exploring a diverse array of naturally occurring compounds. In Chapter 1, we delve into the intricate chemistry of pyrogallols and their oxidized derivatives, known as hydroxy-o-quinones, which play a crucial role in cycloaddition reactions during the chemical synthesis of various fungal metabolites. Chapter 2 offers a detailed examination of the composition of agarwood essential oil and smoke samples, focusing on the sesquiterpenoid and chromone constituents that have been identified to date. Chapter 3 explores the defensive chemical ecology of two North American newt species, both of which produce tetrodotoxin, a renowned neurotoxin known for its ability to induce paralysis and death in metazoans by disrupting electrical signals in the nerves and muscles. Chapter 4 delves into the limonoids and triterpenoids derived from the genus Walsura within the Meliaceae plant family, which are utilized in numerous southeastern Asian countries for their medicinal properties in traditional systems of folk medicine.

Weight: 291g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030920326
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022