Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting at the Phytochemical Society of North America on Phytochemicals in Human Health Protection, Nutrition and Plant Defense, held July 26-31, 1998 in Pullman, WA, USA

Volume 33 of this excellent series on phytochemistry contains papers presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Phytochemical Society of North America. Topics fall under the areas of: drug discovery and pathway engineering towards new medicinal/neutriceutical targets, roles for polyphenols - biosynthesis and applications, and new chemical prospects and plant defense. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Natural Product Drug Discovery and Development....Pages 1-29 Taxol Biosynthesis....Pages 31-50 Role of Lignans in Carcinogenesis....Pages 51-65 Toward Engineering the Metabolic Pathways of Cancer-Preventing Lignans in Cereal Grains and Other Crops....Pages 67-87 Simple (Bench-Top) Bioassays and the Isolation of New Chemically Diverse Antitumor and Pesticidal Agents from Higher Plants....Pages 89-132 Molecular Controls for Isoflavonoid Biosynthesis in Relation to Plant and Human Health....Pages 133-159 Medicinal Potential and Biosynthesis of Plant Coumarins....Pages 161-183 Biosynthesis, Biodegradation, and Cellular Localization of Hydrolyzable Tannins....Pages 185-213 The Formation of Heartwood and Its Extractives....Pages 215-253 Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Proanthocyanidins....Pages 255-288 Astringency and Polyphenol Protein Interactions....Pages 289-318 Phytochemistry of Bryophytes....Pages 319-342 Biologically Active Compounds from Buddleja Species....Pages 343-368 Cyanide in Foods....Pages 369-392 Plant Ecochemicals from the Viewpoint of Plant Defense....Pages 393-420 Back Matter....Pages 421-432 Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting at the Phytochemical Society of North America on Phytochemicals in Human Health Protection, Nutrition and Plant Defense, held July 26-31, 1998 in Pullman, WA, USA