TY - BOOK ID - 88205123 TI - Alkaloids - secrets of life : alkaloid chemistry, biological significance, applications and ecological role AU - Aniszewski, Tadeusz. AU - ebrary, Inc. PY - 2007 SN - 9780444527363 0444527362 9780080475332 0080475337 9786611003852 6611003851 1281003859 PB - Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier, DB - UniCat KW - Alkaloids. KW - Biochemistry. KW - Biological chemistry KW - Chemical composition of organisms KW - Organisms KW - Physiological chemistry KW - Biology KW - Chemistry KW - Medical sciences KW - Alcaloids KW - Microbial metabolites KW - Organonitrogen compounds KW - Plant metabolites KW - Composition UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:88205123 AB - Alkaloids, represent a group of interesting and complex chemical compounds, produced by the secondary metabolism of living organisms in different biotopes. They are relatively common chemicals in all kingdoms of living organisms in all environments. Two hundred years of scientific research has still not fully explained the connections between alkaloids and life.Alkaloids-Chemistry, Biological Significance, Applications and Ecological Role provides knowledge on structural typology, biosynthesis and metabolism in relation to recent research work on alkaloids. Considering an organic c ER -