Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds: Indoles, Part Four, The Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids, Volume 25

Partial table of contents: Structural and Biosynthetic Relationships (R. Herbert). The Corynantheine-Heteroyohimbine Group (R. Brown). The Sarpagine-Ajmaline Group (J. Joule). The Strychnos Alkaloids (H. Husson). The Eburnamine-Vincamine Groupe (J. Saxton). The Bisindole Alkaloids (G. Cordell). Camptothecin (C. Hutchinson). Author and Subject Indexes.Content: Chapter I Structural and Biosynthetic Relationships (pages 1–46): Richard B. Herbert Chapter II Alkaloids of Aristotelia Species (pages 47–62): J. Edwin Saxton Chapter III The Corynantheine?Heteroyohimbine Group (pages 63–146): Richard T. Brown Chapter IV The Yohimbine Group (pages 147–199): Richard T. Brown Chapter V The Sarpagine?Ajmaline?Akuammiline Group (pages 201–264): John A. Joule Chapter VI The Uleine?Ellipticine?Vallesamine Group (pages 265–292): John A. Joule Chapter VII The Strychnos Alkaloids (pages 293–330): Henri?Philippe Husson Chapter VIII The Aspidospermine Group (pages 331–437): J. Edwin Saxton Chapter IX The Eburnamine?Vincamine Group (pages 439–465): J. Edwin Saxton Chapter X The Ibogamine?Catharanthine Group (pages 467–537): Geoffrey A. Cordell Chapter XI The Bisindole Alkaloids (pages 539–728): Geoffrey A. Cordell Chapter XII The Cinchona Group (pages 729–752): Guenter Grethe and Milan R. Uskokovic Chapter XIII Camptothecin (pages 753–781): Jun?Chao Cai and C. Richard Hutchinson Chapter XIV Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Clinical Applications of the Monoterpenoid Alkaloids (pages 783–829): William A. Creasey Internationally renowned specialists present a comprehensive survey of the latest advances in this area. The biosynthetic and structural relationships of these compounds are summarized and newly discovered alkaloids described. Discusses versatile biomimetic procedures as well as the pharmacology and clinical applications of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids. Botanical names of all plants cited have been extensively referenced.