Douglas A. Kinghorn (ed.)

Stevia

The Genus Stevia
Herausgeber: Kinghorn, A Douglas

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive volume provides reviews on the botany, ethnobotany, and chemical constituents of the genus Stevia, which is being used as a natural sweetening agent, and examines the chemical synthesis of such compounds as steviol and stevioside. It discusses the pharmacology and biological activity and offers some insight into the various applications of S. rebaudiana extracts and stevioside in Japan and Korea, the two countries with the most extensive use of these food additives at present. Containing numerous up to date references, the book will appeal to those in the fields of natural products, pharmacy, pharmacognosy, plant science, agriculture and the food and beverages industry. Contents 1. Overview 2. Botany of Stevia and Stevia rebaudiana 3. Ethnobotany of Stevia and Stevia rebaudiana 4. Sweet and Non-sweet Constituents of Stevia rebaudiana 5. The Phytochemistry of Stevia: A General Survey 6. Synthetic Investigations on Steviol, Stevioside, and Rebaudioside A, and their Applications as Starting Materials 7. Methods to Improve the Taste of the Sweet Principles of Stevia rebaudiana 8. Pharmacology and Toxicology of Stevioside, Rebaudioside A, and Steviol 9. Use of Stevia rebaudiana Sweeteners in Japan 10. Use of Stevioside and Cultivation of Stevia rebaudiana in Korea Politicnico Nacional, Mexico Young Hae Choi, Seoul National University, Korea Young-Hee Choi, Ewha Women's University, Korea Ryan J. Huxtable, University of Arizona, USA Edward J. Kennelly, City University of New York, USA Darrick S. H. L. Kim, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Jinwoong Kim, Seoul National University, Korea A. Douglas Kinghorn, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA RogelioPereda-Miranda, Universidad Nacional Autsnoma de Mixico, Mexico Kenji Mizutani, Hiroshima University, Japan Kazuhiro Ohtani, Hiroshima University, Japan Djaja Djendoel Soejarto, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Osamu Tanaka, Hiroshima University, Japan Kazuo Yamasaki, Hiroshima Univer

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 264mm x 173mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9780415268301
• ISBN-10: 0415268303
• Artikelnr.: 21024111

Autorenporträt

A. Douglas Kinghorn

Inhaltsangabe

Overview. Botany of Stevia and Stevia rebaudiana. Ethnobotany of Stevia and
Stevia rebaudiana. Sweet and Non-sweet Constituents of Stevia rebaudiana.
The Phytochemistry of Stevia: A General Survey. Synthetic Investigations on
Steviol, Stevioside, and Rebaudioside A, and their Applications as Starting
Materials. Methods to Improve the Taste of the Sweet Principles of Stevia
rebaudiana. Pharmacology and Toxicology of Stevioside, Rebaudioside A, and
Steviol. Use of Stevia rebaudiana Sweeteners in Japan. Use of Stevioside
and Cultivation of Stevia rebaudiana in Korea.