Terpenes

Author: Yang Junshan
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Publishing Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is the terpene compound section of the "Practical Handbook of Natural Products." Terpenes are widely present in nature, including in higher plants, fungi, microorganisms, insects, and marine organisms. Terpenes are a relatively important class of compounds in traditional Chinese medicine, with many terpenes identified as active ingredients in traditional Chinese herbal medicines. They are also a crucial class of natural fragrances, indispensable raw materials for the cosmetics industry and food industry. This book introduces terpenes in the order of monoterpenes, iridoids, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, triterpenes, and polyterpenes. It provides detailed information on each compound, including its Chinese name, English name, chemical name, structural formula, molecular formula, relative molecular weight, physicochemical constants and spectral data, source, biological activity and toxicity, practical value, and references. The content is rich, detailed, concise, and practical. This book is suitable for researchers in natural products, undergraduate and graduate students (Master's and Ph.D.), as well as enterprises and institutions engaged in the development of traditional Chinese medicine or natural products.
Table of Contents
Introduction
A Monoterpenes
Aa Open-chain Monoterpenes
Ab Cyclic Monoterpenes
Ac Bicyclic Monoterpenes
Ad Tricyclic Monoterpenes
Ae Monoterpenoid Dimers
B Iridoids
Ba Closed Iridoids
Bb Open Iridoids
C Sesquiterpenes
Ca Acyclic Sesquiterpenes
Cb Cyclic Sesquiterpenes
Cc Bicyclic Sesquiterpenes
Cd Tricyclic Sesquiterpenes
Ce Tetracyclic Sesquiterpenes
Cf Sesquiterpenoid Dimers
D Diterpenes
Da Acyclic Diterpenes
Db Cyclic Diterpenes
Dc Bicyclic Diterpenes
Dd Tricyclic Diterpenes
De Tetracyclic Diterpenes
Df Diterpenoid Dimers
E Triterpenes
Ea Cyclic Triterpenes
Eb Bicyclic Triterpenes
Ec Tricyclic Triterpenes
Ed Tetracyclic Triterpenes
Ee Penta-cyclic Triterpenes
F Polyterpenes
Chinese Index
English Index