Naturally Occurring Bitter Compounds

Authors

  • L. Opletal Department of Pharmaceutical Botany and Ecology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Hradec Králové,
  • J. Čopíková Department of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague,
  • M. Uher Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak Technical University, Bratislava,
  • O. Lapčík Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
  • J. Moravcová Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
  • P. Drašar Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague

Abstract

A brief survey of bitter compounds occurring in nature aims to show the importance of this group of renewable materials and to contribute to the knowledge of biodiversity of secondary metabolites which can be utilized, among others, in food and pharmaceutical industry. The beauty and biodiversity of this group of mostly secondary metabolites are illustrated.

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Published

2007-12-15

How to Cite

Opletal, L., Čopíková, J., Uher, M., Lapčík, O., Moravcová, J., & Drašar, P. (2007). Naturally Occurring Bitter Compounds. Chemické Listy, 101(11). Retrieved from http://ww.w.chemicke-listy.cz/ojs3/index.php/chemicke-listy/article/view/1724

Issue

Vol. 101 No. 11 (2007)

Section

Articles