Biochemistry of Plant Phenolics

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Recent Advances in the Separation of Plant Phenolics....Pages 1-28
Advances in the Spectroscopy of Plant Phenolics....Pages 29-58
The Shikimate Pathway....Pages 59-89
An Introduction to the Enzymology of Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis....Pages 91-137
Recent Work on Cinnamoyl CoA Derivatives....Pages 139-176
Recent Advances in the Chemistry and Biochemistry of Lignin....Pages 177-220
Selected Topics In Flavonoid Biosynthesis....Pages 221-248
Biochemistry of The Coumarins....Pages 249-286
Recent Advances in The Chemistry and Biochemistry of Quinone Pigments....Pages 287-312
Biosynthesis of Gossypol....Pages 313-337
Metabolism and Degradation of Phenolic Compounds in Plants....Pages 339-369
Metabolism of the Aromatic Amino Acids by Fungi....Pages 371-432
Oxidases in Aromatic Metabolism....Pages 433-456
Variation in and Functional Significance of Phenolic Conjugation in Plants....Pages 457-474
Vegetable Tannins....Pages 475-523
The Physiology of Phenolic Compounds in Plants....Pages 525-556
Phenolic Substances and Plant Disease....Pages 557-588
Phenolic Compounds in Plants of Pharmaceutical Interest....Pages 589-616
Phenolics in the Environment....Pages 617-640
Back Matter....Pages 641-651