Description
The volumes of this classic series have appeared under the Springer imprint ever since L. Zechmeister founded the series in 1938. The volumes contain contributions on various topics related to the origin, distribution, chemistry, synthesis, biochemistry, function or use of various classes of naturally occurring substances ranging from small molecules to biopolymers. Each contribution is written by a recognized authority in his field and provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the topic in question. Addressed to biologists, technologists and chemists alike, the series can be used by the expert as a source of information and literature citations and by the non-expert as a means of orientation in a rapidly developing discipline. Occurrence, Structure and Taxonomic Implications of Fern Constituents.- I. Introduction.- II. Occurrence, Structures and Chemotaxonomic Implications.- 1. Aromatic Compounds.- 1.1. Acylphloroglucinols.- 1.2. Hydroxyaromatic Acids.- 1.3. Styrol Glycosides, Dihydrostilbenes, Lignans, Quinones and Naphthalenes.- 1.3.1. Styrol Glycosides.- 1.3.2. Dihydrostilbenes.- 1.3.3. Lignans.- 1.3.4. Quinones.- 1.3.5. Naphthalenes.- 1.4. Chromenes, Coumarins, Chromones, and Chromanones.- 1.4.1. Chromenes.- 1.4.2. Coumarins.- 1.4.3. Chromones.- 1.4.4. Chromanones.- 1.5. Xanthones.- 1.6. Flavonoids.- 1.6.1. Flavones and Flavonols.- 1.6.2. Flavanones and Flavanon-3-ols.- 1.6.3. Biflavonoids.- 1.6.4. Chalcones and Dihydrochalcones.- 1.6.5. Flavan-3-ols and Proanthocyanidins.- 1.6.6. Flavonoids Having the Modified B-Ring.- 1.6.7. Neoflavonoids and Related Compounds.- 2. Terpenoids and Steroids.- 2.1. Monoterpenoids.- 2.2. Sesquiterpenoids.- 2.3. Diterpenoids.- 2.4. Sesterterpenoids.- 2.5. Triterpenoids.- 2.6. Carotenoids.- 2.7. Steroids.- 3. Miscellaneous Compounds.- 3.1. ?-Pyrones and ?-Pyrones.- 3.2. Alicyclic Acids.- 3.3. Carbohydrates.- 3.4. Lipids.- 3.5. Nitrogen-containing Compounds.- 4. Chemotaxonomy of the Filicopsida.- Tables (2-13) Chemical Constituents Found in the Filicopsida.- Table 14. Groups of Pteris Ferns Based on Frond Shapes and Chemical Constituents.- Tables (15-19) Distribution of Flavonoids, Terpenoids and Steroids in the Filicopsida.- References.- Author Index.
