Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae: Secondary Metabolites

1. 1 Philosophy and Aims of this Book 1. 1. 1 The Large Solanales Families as a Topic Solanales are from the Mid-Cretaceous (stem node age: 106 my; crown node age: 100 my) (Bremer et al. 2004). Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae are sisters represe- ing the two large families of this order. Their last common ancestor lived about 70 my ago (Durbin et al. 2000). The main objective of the author is to focus on aspects of our extensive knowledge of secondary metabolites in the plant kingdom in order to account for the specific competitiveness and productivity of these two large Solanales families. To this end, it has been necessary to take a bird's-eye view of 200 years of phytochemical research on the Solanales, since first scientific reports with regard to both families were published in the early nineteenth century. Due to an almost complete lack of phytochemical reports (one single exception) on species of the three remaining, very small families of the order (see Chap. 2), they have not been considered. 1. 1. 2 General Role of the Secondary Metabolism for a Specific Characterization and Classification of Plant Taxa While traditional systematics generally focused on morphologic-anatomical char- ters of plants, in some cases chemotaxonomic aspects with regard to low molecular secondary metabolites were also considered. However, plant biochemistry and chemotaxonomy normally played a minor role in classification.

With 16 beautiful color plates showing Solanales plants The author, Prof. Eckart Eich, has over 20 years experience in research of secondary metabolites of Solanales A comprehsive handbook which for the first time covers all aspects of these plant families, which include many species of great pharmacological and economic importance Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Klappentext
This comprehensive and interdisciplinary handbook provides a bird s-eye view of two centuries of research on secondary metabolites of the two large Solanales families, Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae. In this book they re arranged according to their biosynthetic principles, while the occurrence and chemical structures of almost all known individual secondary metabolites are covered, which are found in hundreds of wild as well as cultivated solanaceous and convolvulaceous species.

Inhalt
Classification and System in Solanales.- Ornithine-Derived Alkaloids.- Tryptophan-derived Alkaloids.- Miscellaneous Alkaloids.- Phenylalanine-derived Metabolites/Phenylpropanoids.- Terpenoids (Isoprenoids).- Secondary Metabolites Derived from Fatty Acids and Carbohydrates.

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