Natural Products A Laboratory Guide

Since the publication of the First Edition of this book twenty years ago, natural product research technology has advanced rapidly through the fields of chemistry, food science, geochemistry, material science, and entomology. This Second Edition had been updated to include: ï Biomarkersorganic compounds in the geospherical record with carbon skeletonsreflecting the upsurge in geoporphyrin research primarily due to MS ï Yeast RNA nucleic acid studies ï Reversed-phase HPLC of amino acids, citrus juice components, and HPLC in brewing industry applications ï HPTLC of carbohydrates ï 1H- and 13C-NMR: Sweetness evaluation and synthesis of a sweetening agent from citrus peels; seed oil sesamolin; alkaloids (strychnine, piperine, caffeine); and sterol analyses ï GC/MS: sterols, petroleum studies, aromatic constituents of wine and grapejuice ï Flash chromatography of essential oils ï Optical purity of enantiomers affecting flavors, fragrances, and pheromones ï Materials science studies of lattice inclusion compoundsIkan, Raphael is the author of 'Natural Products A Laboratory Guide', published 1991 under ISBN 9780123705518 and ISBN 0123705517.