Dictionary of Alkaloids. Second Edition with CD-ROM.

Drawn from the venerable Dictionary of Natural Products, the second edition of the Dictionary of Alkaloids categorizes all known alkaloids to present their concise chemical, structural, and physical data.

The dictionary embraces a wide definition of alkaloids. Double in number from the prior edition, the number of alkaloids documented is now over 20,000. For this new edition, every existing entry has been inspected for accuracy, and the great majority updated.

The Dictionary's extensive introduction has been completely rewritten and expanded to give a concise, authoritative, and fully referenced account of the different types of alkaloids. Geoffrey Cordell, eminent alkaloid chemist and Editor-in-Chief of the series, The Alkaloids, Chemistry and Biology, has provided a foreword that sets the scene for this fascinating group of natural products.

Accompanying the dictionary is a fully searchable CD-ROM that mirrors the book's complete contents and adds valuable functionality. The choice of media allows researchers to conduct high-speed electronic searches, while also giving them the ability to thumb through the book's printed pages. With either format, researchers and readers will find access to data unparalleled both in scope and depth.

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