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HUMANA PRESS Plant Secondary Metabolites (Methods In Molecular Biology Volume 393) 2007 Edition by MAKKAR HARINDER P.S. ET. AL
Plant Secondary Metabolites provides reliable assays to meet the challenge of fulfilling the huge demand for feed. It details plant-animal interactions and presents methodologies that may also be used to determine plant secondary metabolites in human food. In addition, the volume contains methods for analysis of some important plant secondary metabolites, which are written in a recipe-like format designed for direct practical use. CONTENTSPrefaceAcknowledgement1. Trypsin inhibitor2. Chymotrypsin inhibitor3. +/--amylase inhibitor4. Phytohaemagglutin/lectin5. Phytic acid6. Oxalic acid7. Nitrate and Nitrite8. Mimosine ('-(3-hydroxy-4-pyridone-1-yl)-L-alanine)9. Canavanine (2-amino-4-(guanidinooxy) butanoic acid)10. L-DOPA (L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine)11. Glucosinolates12. Cyanogenic glucosides13. Tannins14. Gossypol15. Chlorogenic acid16. Saponins17. Phorbolesters18. Alkaloids