1st Edition
Chemical Defense in Nature Structure, Function, and Synthesis of Toxic Secondary Metabolites from Plants and Animals
Preface
1. Associations Between Chemistry and Biology
Introduction: Classification of Living Organisms
2. Vegetable Oxygen-Containing Toxins and their Effects on Animals: Plant-Animal Interactions
Introduction: Abundance and Importance of Vegetable Oxygen-Containing Toxins
3. Vegetable Nitrogen-Containing Toxins and their Effects on Animals: Plant-Animal Interactions
Introduction: Nitrogen-Containing Metabolites and their Structural Diversity and a Large Range of Bioactivities
4. Principal Players of Plant-Microorganism Interactions: Phytoalexins, Phytotoxins, and Mycotoxins
Introduction: How and Why Do the Plants and Microorganisms Interact With Each Other Through Complex Molecules?
5. Toxic Heterocyclic Molecules Utilized by Terrestrial Arthropods
Introduction: Chemical “Weapons” of Arthropods are a Key Factor in the Fight for Existence
6. Toxic Heterocyclic Molecules used by Tetrapods
Introduction: Chemical Weapons from the Skin and Feathers of Vertebrates to Survive
7. Toxic Marine Metabolites
Introduction: The Underwater World is a Battleground of Chemical Warfare, With Sea Inhabitants, from Algae to Fish, Actively Engaging in These “Chemical Fights”
Index
Biography
Prof. Dr. Vladimir V. Kouznetsov taught Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Industrial University of Santander (Colombia) from 1994 to 2023. He is a Senior Researcher at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Colombia) and a Corresponding Member of the Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical, and Natural Sciences. He studied at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (Moscow, URSS). Completed his specialization at the University of Oviedo (Spain). His current research focuses on green synthetic methodologies, medicinal chemistry, and chemical biology.
