Synopses & Reviews
The volumes of this classic series, now referred to simply as "Zechmeister" after its founder, L. Zechmeister, have appeared under the Springer Imprint ever since the series' inauguration 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.
Synopsis
Phenolic Constituents of Licorice (Glycyrrhiza Species).- 1. Introduction.- 2. Triterpenoid Saponins.- 2.1. Glycyrrhizic Acid.- 2.2. Structures of Minor Sapogenins.- 2.3. Structures of Minor Saponins.- 3. Phenolic Compounds.- 3.1. Flavonoids and Coumarins from Underground Parts.- 3.2. Phenolic Compounds from Aerial Parts.- 3.3. Phenolic Compounds from Whole Plants.- 3.4. Phenolic Compounds from Cell Cultures.- 4. Recent Methods of Structure Determination of Prenylated Phenols.- 4.1. Variations in the Chemical Shift of the Methylene Carbon of a Prenyl Group.- 4.2. Variations in the Chemical Shift of the 5-Hydroxyl Proton of 6- or 8-Prenylated Flavonoids.- 4.3. Variations in the Chemical Shift of the 5-Hydroxyl Proton of Pyranoflavonoids.- 4.4. CD Spectra of Licorice Isoflavans.- 5. Biological Activities of Phenolic Constituents of Glycyrrhiza Species.- Acknowledgments.- References.- Author Index.
Table of Contents
T. Nomura and T. Fukai, Phenolic Constituents of Licorice (Glycyrrhiza Species): Triterpenoid Saponins; Phenolic Compounds; Recent Methods of Structure Determination of Prenylated Phenols; Biological Activities of Phenolic Constituents of Glycyrrhiza Species