The Lignan Handbook by Norman G. Lewis, Laurence B. Davin, V.... - 9781032197005

The Lignan HandbookAuthor(s): Norman G. Lewis, Laurence B. Davin, V. Ranjit N. Munasinghe, Andrew Roberts\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781032197005, 978-1032197005\nSynopsis\nLignans are aromatic compounds isolated from plants. This handbook presents an authoritative and comprehensive review of lignan chemistry, biochemistry, nomenclature, uses, and occurrence. Lignans are used in a wide variety of industries and this book will appeal to those working in the pulp and paper industries, renewable energy, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, flavors and fragrances, agriculture and forestry, evolution and ecology. \n\nAdditionally, the book features a comprehensive lignans dictionary section, drawn from the prestigious Dictionary of Natural Products. Other features include:\n\nPresents a comprehensive and up-to-date account of this important group of natural products \n\nAddresses and resolves problems in current y