Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products: Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, cartea 64

Chemistry and Sources of Mono- and Bicyclic Sesquiterpenes from Ferula Species.- I. Introduction.- II. Biosynthetic Relationships.- III. Extraction and Isolation.- IV. Determination and Structural Types.- V. Monocyclic Sesquiterpenes.- VI. Bicyclic Sesquiterpenes.- VII. Other Sesquiterpenoids from Ferula Species.- VIII. Common Ester Side Chains in Sesquiterpenes from Ferula Species.- References.- The Chemistry of Melanins and Melanogenesis.- I. Introduction.- II. The Tangled Yarn of Melanin Research.- III. Note on Terminology.- IV. Eumelanins.- V. Pheomelanins and Related Pigments.- VI. Overview of Reaction Pathways.- Abbreviations.- References.- Structure, Occurrence, Biosynthesis, Biological Activity, Synthesis, and Chemistry of Aromadendrane Sesquiterpenoids.- 1. Structure and Occurrence.- 2. Biosynthesis.- 3. Biological Activity.- 4. Total Syntheses of Aromadendranes.- 5. Aromadendranes as Starting Materials in the Synthesis of Sesquiterpenes.- References.- Author Index.