Covers particular classes or sources of alkaloids. This book includes reviews on a large and important group of natural products from both a chemical and biological perspective.

This series is world-renowned as the leading compilation of current reviews of this vast field. Internationally acclaimed for more than 40 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. It includes up-to-date reviews on a large and very important group of natural products from both a chemical and biological perspective. Comprehensive dynamic reviews are written by the leading authors in the respective fields. It offers a broader coverage than before on the biological aspects.