Phytochemical Methods: A Guide to Modern Techniques of Plant Analysis

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 up-to-date techniques 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.

J. B. Harborne is Professor of Botany, University of Reading, UK.