There have been many changes in techniques of plant analysis since the second edition of this guide was published in 1984. Most significant has been the increasingly widespread use of analytical HPLC as a routine technique in plant analysis and the increased sophistication of NMR and related spectral techniques. The third edition provides an outline and summary of the most techniques available today for analyzing plants for their organic constituents. Particular procedures used routinely in many phytochemical laboratories are recommended and sufficient details are provided for students to use the techniques for themselves.
Preface. 1. Methods of Plant Analysis. 2. Phenolic Compounds. 3. The Terpenoids. 4. Organic Acids, Lipids and Related Compounds. 5. Nitrogen Compounds. 6. Sugars and their Derivatives. 7. Macromolecules. Appendix A: A List of Recommended TLC Systems for All Major Classes of Plant Chemical. Appendix B: Some Useful Addresses. Index.
'I strongly recommend it as a reference manual for phytochemistry courses but also as a handbook for every research laboratory in the field of plant analysis.' Elsevier Science, 3:11 (1998)