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Table of contents

 * Preface
 * Introduction
 * Overview of plant secondary metabolism General introduction to secondary metabolites biosynthesis pathways, regulation and sites of accumulation
 * Natural functions of secondary metabolites Physiological, evolutionary and ecological main roles of secondary plant products
 * Classes of secondary metabolites Description of the principal families of secondary metabolites: a more detailed depiction of their structure, properties, occurrence, role and utility
 * Polyketides and fatty acids
 * Steroids
 * Terpenes
 * Phenylpropanoids
 * Alkaloids
 * Carbohydrates
 * Amino acids and peptides
 * Methods of extraction and purification Different extraction and isolation techniques of secondary metabolites
 * Methods of analysis Secondary metabolites profiling and structural elucidation methods
 * Metabolic engineering Possible approaches to optimize the productivity of certain secondary metabolites
 * Plants metabolomics Analysis of large metabolic networks and chemical fingerprints involving small-molecule secondary metabolites
 * Bibliography
 * Index