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Biodiversity and Chemotaxonomy

  • At present no recent book on the subject
  • Combines biodiversity and chemotaxonomy
  • Helpful in sustainable resource identification and utilization
  • Covers lower plants to angiosperms

Part of the book series: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity (SDEB, volume 24)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. An Introduction to Biodiversity and Chemotaxonomy

    • Kishan Gopal Ramawat
    Pages 1-14
  3. Chemotaxonomic Significance of Alkaloids in Plants

    • Ram Singh, Poonam, Geetanjali
    Pages 121-136
  4. Chemotaxonomic Implications of Methoxy Flavonoids in Ageratina and Chromolaena

    • Debora Cristina Baldoqui, Adriano Borges Meniqueti, Anderson Valdiney Gomes Ramos, Maria Helena Sarragiotto, Marta Regina Barrotto do Carmo
    Pages 137-165
  5. Isoquinoline Alkaloids and Chemotaxonomy

    • Anderson R. dos Santos, Nelissa P. Vaz
    Pages 167-193
  6. Fungal Polyketides: Chemical Diversity and Their Cytotoxic Effects

    • Hidayat Hussain, Barbara Schulz, Ivan R. Green
    Pages 195-214
  7. The Bioactivity and Chemotaxonomy of Microalgal Carotenoids

    • Dónal Mc Gee, Eoin Gillespie
    Pages 215-237
  8. Combined Phylogenetic Analysis in Echinocereus (Cactaceae), the Use of Morphology, and Taxonomic Implications

    • Daniel Sánchez, Salvador Arias, Monserrat Vázquez-Sánchez, Teresa Terrazas
    Pages 239-269
  9. Chemotaxonomic Survey on the Genus Sedum L. (Crassulaceae) Based on Distribution and Variability of the Epicuticular Wax Constituents

    • Snežana ÄŒ. Jovanović, Bojan K. Zlatković, Gordana S. Stojanović
    Pages 271-293
  10. Chemical Ecology of Ruta sp.: VOC, Chemotaxonomy and Allelochemistry

    • Zineb Bennaoum, Hachemi Benhassaini
    Pages 295-318

About this book

Plant classifications are based on morphological characters and it is difficult, particularly in small plants and grasses, to identify these below generic level on the basis of these characters using a dissecting microscope. Plant species have intra- and inter-specific variation in secondary metabolites which can be utilized as marker compounds for identification and classification of plants. Secondary metabolites are produced as a result of primary metabolism and the production of these compounds not only involves several genes but also it is an energy dependent process. Hence these products cannot be considered as insignificant for the plant and the environment. Modern tools of molecular biology and secondary metabolites present in them can definitively decide about classification of plants. Absence of correct identification of plant is associated to many problems of resource utilization.  Due to wide availability of these tools, interest has revived in systematics and correct classification of plants based on these parameters for their sustainable utilization and resource management.

The purpose of this book is to assess the potential of phytochemical and molecular tools in the systematic and classification of plants. The topics covered include species concept, barcoding and phylogenetic analysis, chemotaxonomy use of polyketides, carotenes, cuticular wax, volatile oils, biodiversity of corals, metazoans, Ruta and Echinocereus.

It provides comprehensive and broad subject-based reviews, useful for students, teachers, researchers, and all others interested in the field. The field has been kept wide and general to accommodate the wide-ranging topics. This book will be useful to agriculturists, chemists, botanists, industrialists, and those involved in planning of crop plants.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Botany Department, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India

    Kishan Gopal Ramawat

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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