The Alkaloids, Volume 79
1st Edition
Table of Contents
1. Alkaloid Synthesis Using Organocatalysts
Hayato Ishikawa and Shinya Shiomi
2. Benzoxazole Alkaloids: Occurrence, Chemistry, and Biology
Sitaram Pal, Bhanu Manjunath, Sujit Ghorai and Swarnendu Sasmal
3. Moschamine-Related Indole Alkaloids
Chengfeng Xia and Xiaogang Tong
4. The Rigidins: Isolation, Bioactivity, and Total Synthesis—Novel Pyrrolo[2,3-d] Pyrimidine Analogues Using Multicomponent Reactions
Aletta E. van der Westhuyzen, Liliya V. Frolova, Alexander Kornienko and Willem A.L. van Otterlo
Description
The Alkaloids, Volume 79 is the latest in a series that has covered the topic for more than 60 years. It is considered to be the leading book series in the field of alkaloid chemistry, with more than 70 volumes that cover all aspects of alkaloids, including their chemistry, biology and pharmacology. Each release includes high-quality, timeless reviews written by renowned experts in the field, with this release focusing on pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
Key Features
- Contains the latest information on the study of alkaloids
- Covers their chemistry, biology, pharmacology and medical applications
- Presents more than 70 volumes in this interesting field of study
Readership
Chemists, biologists and biochemists working in research institutions as well as in industry
Details
- No. of pages:
- 250
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Academic Press 2018
- Published:
- 17th February 2018
- Imprint:
- Academic Press
- Hardcover ISBN:
- 9780128151464
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780128151471
Ratings and Reviews
About the Serial Editors
Hans-Joachim Knolker Serial Editor
10.1978 - 02.1983 Chemistry studies at the Universities of Göttingen and Hannover; diploma thesis on “Regioselective Transformations of Bicyclo[3.3.0]octanes” in the research group of Prof. Dr. E. Winterfeldt, University of Hannover
03.1983 - 05.1985 Ph.D. thesis on "Stereoselective Cyclopentanone Annulations" with Prof. E. Winterfeldt at the University of Hannover
12.1985 - 12.1986 Postdoctoral studies with Prof. K. P. C. Vollhardt at the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, USA, working on "Cobalt-Mediated [2+2+2] Cycloadditions of Imidazoles"
01.1987 - 02.1990 Habilitation at the University of Hannover on "Transition Metal-Mediated Syntheses of Heterocycles"
03.1990 ADUC award 1989 of the German Chemical Society
07.1990 Lecturer award of the Fund of German Chemical Industry
01.1991 Gerhard-Hess award of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
02.1991 Offer of a professorship for Organic Chemistry at the University of Münster
02.1991 Offer of a chair for Organic Chemistry at the University of Karlsruhe
04.1991 Offer of a professorship for Organic Chemistry at the University of Bonn
05.1991 Offer of a chair for Organic Chemistry at the University of Marburg
08.1991 - 11.2001 Full professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Karlsruhe
10.1995 - 09.1997 Chairman of the Chemistry Department at the University of Karlsruhe
10. - 11.1998 Visiting professor at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, as fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
01.2000 Visiting professor in India on invitation of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
11.2000 Offer of a chair of Organic Chemistry at the Technical University of Dresden
02.2001 Offer of the Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow
07.2001 Offer of a chair in Synthetic Organic Chemistry at the University of Oslo
since 12.2001 Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Technical University of Dresden
03.2006 Election as an Ordinary Member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences
12.2006 Admission as “Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)”
10. - 11.2007 Visiting professor at Kyushu University, Japan, as fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
01.2008 - 12.2011 Member of the presidium of the Saxon Academy of Sciences
since 01.2011 Editor-in-Chief of “The Alkaloids” (Academic Press, London)
Research Publications: more than 230 scientific articles, reviews and patents
Affiliations and Expertise
Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Dresden, Germany