BOT 1200 Study Guide - Final Guide: Panax Ginseng, Echinacea Angustifolia, Taxus Brevifolia
8 Apr 2017
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Plants were not only source of food for early peoples, but only a source of medicines. Paracelsus and effects: ebers papyrus (egypt 1550 b. c. ) Has over 700 medicinal formulas of important plants. Great advancement in biological and medical knowledge. Several prominent people contributed to pharmacology eg. Pharmacology the study of drugs, including their composition, uses, Then try to synthesize the functional compound for mass production. Primary compounds - associated with photosynthesis and metabolism (i. e. , sugars, proteins, lipids, oils). Secondary compounds - chemicals synthesized for protection and attraction (e. g. , colour and aroma chemicals), not required for normal growth and development distribution being found usually in specific families. protection. Serve as pollinator attractants, environmental adaptations or. Grouped into three classes based on similar structures, biosynthetic pathways, or the kinds of plants that make them. compounds. Compounds with one or more sugars attached are called glycosides, the storage form of a compound.
