Glycosides are sugar derivatives. An overwhelming number of glycosides occur in nature, mainly in plants. Recently these compounds have received much attention because they possess a variety of biological activities and have found importance in therapeutic, nutritional and clinical use.

The book summarizes significant contemporary information on chemical, nutritional, biological and medicinal aspects of naturally-occurring glycosides and some glycoproteins and glycolipids.

Contents

• Aminoglycoside Antibiotics (D. Ikeda & S. Umezawa).
• Anthocyanidin Glycosides: Color Variation and Color Stability (T. Hoshino & H. Tamura).
• Cardiac Glycosides (H. Albrecht).
• Carotenoid Glycosides and Glycosyl Esters (U. Niggli & H. Pfander).
• Cyanogenic Glycosides (M. Lechtenberg & A. Nahrstedt).
• Glucosinolates (B. Halkier).
• Glycosidically Bound Volatiles in Plants (J. Crouzet & D. Chassagne).
• Limonoid Glycosides (S. Hasegawa).
• Saponins (R. Kasai, et al.).
• Steroidal Glycoalkaloids (M. Friedman & G. McDonald).
• Steroidal Oligoglycosides from Marine Sources (M. Iorizzi & R. Riccio).
• Terpenoid Glycoside Sweeteners (A. Kinghorn, et al.).
• Index.

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