The Biological Activity of Phytochemicals: Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, cartea 41

Preface to Recent Advances in Phytochemistry 20101. The pursuit of potent anti-influenza activity from the Antarctic red marine alga Gigartina skottsbergii2. Ginsenosides: Phytoanticipins or Host Recognition Factors?3. Fractionation of grape seed proanthocyanidins for bioactivity assessment4. Coloring Soybeans with Anthocyanins?5. Pharmacogenetics in Potential Herb-Drug Interactions: Effects of Ginseng on CYP3A4 and CYP2C9 Allelic Variants6. Biosynthesis and Function of Citrus Glycosylated Flavonoids7. Ginsenoside Variation Within and Between Ontario Ginseng Landraces: Relating Phytochemistry to Biological Activity8. Heat, Color and Flavor Compounds in Capsicum Fruit9. Fungal attack and cruciferous defenses: tricking plant pathogens10. Glucosinolate degradation products in fermented meadowfoam seed meal and their herbicidal activities11. Elucidating the metabolism of plant terpene volatiles: Alternative tools for engineering plant defenses?12. Stereoselectivity of the biosynthesis of norlignans and related compounds

This 41st volume of RAP includes a total of twelve articles, all based on talks presented at the 49th annual meeting of the PSNA. These eight Perspectives and four Communications give a very good picture of the state of plant (bio)chemistry research in North America, which is also indicative of the state of the field worldwide. Each of these articles describes the integration of several different approaches to ask and then answer interesting questions regarding the function of interesting plant metabolites, either in the plant itself or in interactions with the environment (natural setting or human health application). The Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA) is a nonprofit scientific organization with membership open to those interested in plant biochemistry, phytochemistry, and the role of plant substances in related disciplines. The PSNA exists to encourage and stimulate research in the chemistry and biochemistry of plant constituents, their effects upon plant and animal physiology and pathology, and their industrial importance and utilization. Annual meetings featuring symposium topics of current general interest and contributed papers by conference participants are held throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Information about the PSNA, can be found at www.psna-online.org.

This 41st volume of RAP includes a total of twelve articles, all based on talks presented at the 49th annual meeting of the PSNA. These eight Perspectives and four Communications give a very good picture of the state of plant (bio)chemistry research in North America, which is also indicative of the state of the field worldwide. Serves as an authoritative, up-to-date resource that helps to set the gold standard for thought and research in fields related to plant biochemistry. Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras