Alkaloids - Their Importance in Nature and Human Life最新文献

Introductory Chapter: Alkaloids - Their Importance in Nature and for Human Life 导论章:生物碱-它们在自然界和人类生活中的重要性

Alkaloids - Their Importance in Nature and Human Life Pub Date : 2019-11-13 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.85400

Joanna Kurek

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引用次数: 50

Synthesis of Tropane Derivatives Tropane衍生物的合成

Alkaloids - Their Importance in Nature and Human Life Pub Date : 2019-11-08 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.83382

Abdulmajeed S H Alsamarrai

引用次数: 0

Food Glycoalkaloids: Distribution, Structure, Cytotoxicity, Extraction, and Biological Activity 食品糖生物碱:分布、结构、细胞毒性、提取和生物活性

Alkaloids - Their Importance in Nature and Human Life Pub Date : 2019-08-09 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.82780

A. Siddique, N. Brunton

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引用次数: 11

Alkaloids of Pharmacological Importance in Catharanthus roseus 长春花生物碱的药理意义

Alkaloids - Their Importance in Nature and Human Life Pub Date : 2019-01-09 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.82006

Hebert Jair Barrales-Cureño, C. Reyes, I. García, L. G. L. Valdez, A. D. Jesús, J. C. V. Ruiz, L. M. Herrera, M. C. C. Caballero, Jesús Antonio Salazar Magallón, J. E. Pérez, Jorge Montiel Montoya

引用次数: 21

Anti-Corrosive Properties of Alkaloids on Metals 生物碱对金属的防腐性能

Alkaloids - Their Importance in Nature and Human Life Pub Date : 2018-11-12 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.81749

Hui-jing Li, Weiwei Zhang, Yan‐Chao Wu

引用次数: 6