Short description This first textbook of its kind will fascinate students and experienced analytical chemists alike. Natural everyday products allow for easy reading, backed by an attractive layout with many pictures to visualize the topics. With questions and answers at the end of each chapter.
From the contents Preface ALKALOIDS Nicotine Caffeine Theobromine Piperine Cytisine Galanthamine Strychnine AROMATIC COMPOUNDS Anethole Eugenol Chamazulene Tetrahydrocannabinol DYESTUFFS AND COLOURED COMPOUNDS Lawsone Curcumin Brazileine Indigo Capsanthin CARBOHYDRATES Glucosamine Lactose Amygdalin Hesperidin TERPENOIDS Limonene Menthol The Thujones Patchouli Alcohol Onocerin Cnicin Abietic Acid Betulinic Acid MISCELLANEOUS Shikimic Acid Aleuritic Acid ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS AND TRANSLATIONS Appendix
