Isolation, identification and characterization of allelochemicals/natural products / editors, Diego A. Sampietro, Cesar A.N. Catalan, Marta A. Vattuone.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I. Sample collection, handling and storage -- Allelopathy and allelochemicals / S.S. Narwal and D.A. Sampietro -- Soil, air and water samples / D.A. Sampietro, J.R. Soberón, M.A. Sgariglia, E.N. Quiroga and M.A. Vattuone -- Plant sampling and sample preparation / M.A. Vattuone, D.A. Sampietro, J.R. Soberón, M.A. Sgariglia and E.N. Quiroga -- Section II. Isolation, identification and structural elucidation -- Colorimetric reactions / D.A. Sampietro, M.A. Sgariglia, J.R. Soberón, E.N. Quiroga and M.A. Vattuone -- TLC and PC / S.L. Debenedetti -- HPLC and LC- MS / E.G. Wilson -- Chromatography and spectroscopy of alkaloids / S.R. Leicach, H.D. Chludil and M.A. Yaber Grass -- GC and GC-MS of terpenoids / M.L. López, J.S. Dambolena, M.P. Zunino and J.A. Zygadlo -- GC and GC-MS for non-volatile compounds / M.S. Maier -- Spectrometry: ultraviolet and visible spectra / C.B. Colloca and V.E. Sosa -- Spectrometry: infrared spectra / A. del Valle Pacciaroni and V.E. Sosa -- NMR / Pedro C. Rossomando -- Section III. Biological activity of natural products -- Bioassays with whole plants and plant organs / D.A. Sampietro, E.N. Quiroga, J.R. Soberón, M.A. Sgariglia and M.A. Vattuone -- Bioassays on plants: plant cells and organelles / O. Ferrarese-Filho, M.L.L. Ferrarese and W.D. dos Santos -- Bioassays on microorganisms: antifungal and antibacterial activities / M.A. Sgariglia, J.R. Soberón, D.A. Sampietro, E.N. Quiroga and M.A. Vattuone -- Bioassays for antioxidant, genotoxic, mutagenic and cytotoxic activities / J.R. Soberón, M.A. Sgariglia, D.A. Sampietro, E.N. Quiroga and M.A. Vattuone -- Bioassays: inhibitors of insect chitin-degrading enzymes / T. Nitoda and H. Kanzaki -- Bioassays: insect behaviour, development and survival / M.C. Carpinella, M.T. Defagó, G. Valladares and S.M. Palacios -- Section IV. Appendices -- Abbreviations -- Chemical formulae and molecular weight of solvents and reagents -- Molecular weight of organic compounds.

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