Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Occurrence, Biological Activity and Synthesis of Diterpenoid Amides
Nicon Ungur, Aculina Aricu and Marina Grinco (Institute of Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova)
Chapter 2. Diterpenoids in Marine Cnidaria: An Overview of Existing Data
Gian Luigi Mariottini (Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences, University of Genova, Genova, Italy)
Chapter 3. Chemical Characterization and Antioxidant Potential of Diterpenoids Rich Fractions Isolated from Selected Plant Species
Vanja M. Tadić, Irena Žižović, Jelena Živkovć, Ivana Arsić, and Edward Roj (Department of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Institute for Medicinal Plant Research “Dr. Josif Pančić”, Belgrade, Serbia, and others)
Chapter 4. Biology of Acyclic Diterpenoids, with Special Attention to Geranylgeranoic Acid and Its 2,3-Dihydro Derivative
Yoshihiro Shidoji and Hiroshi Sagami (Molecular and Cellular Biology, Graduate School of Human Health Science, University of Nagasaki, Nagayo, Nagasaki, Japan, and others)
Chapter 5. Diterpenoids in Rice: Functions, Biosynthesis, and their Regulation
Koji Miyamoto (Department of Biosciences, Teikyo University, Utsunomiya, Japan)
Index