Bioactive Phytocompounds play a key role in high-value product development in the chemical industry. Bioactive compounds have been identified from diverse sources and their therapeutic benefits, nutritional value and protective effects in human and animal healthcare have underpinned their application as pharmaceuticals and functional food ingredients.

There are many texts available which covers the fundamentals of secondary metabolite, functional and biosynthesis of bioactive compound, allelopathic effects and production of secondary metabolites etc. This book attempts to cover the middle ground between these extremes.

Chapter 1 Secondary Metabolites: Introduction, Occurrence and Classification

Chapter 2 Biosynthesis and Functions of Alkaloids

Chapter 3 Biosynthesis and Function of Terpenes

Chapter 4 Allelopathic Effects of Secondary Metabolites

Chapter 5 Production of Secondary Metabolites with Biological Activity in Other Organism

Chapter 6 Biotechnological Approaches for the Production of Bioactive Compounds

Chapter 7 Major Classes of Secondary Metabolites

Chapter 8 Secondary Metabolites and Human Health

Chapter 9 Soya Phytoestrogens: Isoflavones