Anti-Corrosive Properties of Alkaloids on Metals

Abstract

Preface Alkaloids are a vast group of naturally occurring organic compounds. They are mainly produced by certain plant species rather than by animals and are secondary metabolites. For thousands of years, they have been indispensable in the human diet in the form of food and drinks and were also especially useful as medicines. Alkaloids are very active compounds and induce specific reactions in the human body. They are antimitotic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antibacterial, analgesic, local anesthetic and pain relief, neuropharmacological, antimicrobial, antifungal, anticorrosive, antiplasmodic, antiparasitic, antioxidative, antibacterial, anti-HIV, and insecticidal agents. Nowadays, scientists are trying to discover new semisynthetic and synthetic derivatives of naturally occurring alkaloids that will be effective medicines and also could possess new applications. This book contains chapters that describe various alkaloid applications. The chapters are written by scientists who are specialized in this field.