The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Biology

This series is world-renowned as the leading compilation of current reviews of this vast field. Internationally acclaimed for more than forty years, The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Biology, founded by the late Professor R.H.F. Manske, continues to provide outstanding coverage of this rapidly expanding field. Each volume provides, through its distinguished authors, up-to-date and detailed coverage of particular classes or sources of alkaloids.

* Up-to-date reviews on a large and very important group of natural products from both a chemical and biological perspective.
* Comprehensive dynamic reviews written by the leading authors in the respective fields.
* Broader coverage than before on the biological aspects.

Preface (Geoffrey A. Cordell)

Protoberberine Alkaloids (Emidio Vasconcelos Leitao da-Cunha et al.).


The Stemona Alkaloids (Ronaldo A. Pillia et al.).

Alkaloids of the Hernandiaceae: Occurrence and a Compilation of their Biological Activities (Lucia M. Conserva, José, Maria Barbosa Filho).