Lignan Handbook

Lignans 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. Additionally the book features a comprehensive lignans dictionary section drawn from the prestigious Dictionary of Natural Products. Other features include:Presents a comprehensive and up-to-date account of this important group of natural products Addresses and resolves problems in current lignan nomenclature Edited by the leaders in the field of lignan chemistry and biochemistry