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Plant metabolism and biotechnology / edited by Hiroshi Ashihara, Alan Crozier, Atsushi Komamine

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Wiley, 2011Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xiv, 404 p.)) : illISBN:
  • 9781119991328
  • 9781283405324
  • 1283405326
  • 9780470747032
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9780470747032 | 1283397447 | Erscheint auch als: Plant metabolism and biotechnology. Druck-Ausgabe. Chichester [u.a.] : Wiley, 2011. XIV, 404 S.DDC classification:
  • 660.6
  • SCI007000
RVK: RVK: WN 3000LOC classification:
  • QK881
Online resources: Summary: Various plant metabolites are useful for human life, and the induction and reduction of these metabolites using modern biotechnical technique is of enormous potential important especially in the fields of agriculture and health. Plant Metabolism and Biotechnology describes the biosynthetic pathways of plant metabolites, their function in plants, and some applications for biotechnology. Topics covered include: biosynthesis and metabolism of starch and sugars lipid biosynthesis symbiotic nitrogen fixation sulfur metabolism nucleotide metabolism purine alkaloid metabolism nicotine biosynthesis terpenoid biosynthesis benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis monoterpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthesis flavonoid biosynthesis pigment biosynthesis: anthocyanins, betacyanins and carotenoids metabolomics in biotechnology Plant Metabolism and Biotechnology is an essential guide to this important field for researchers and students of biochemistry, plant biology, metabolic engineering, biotechnology, food science, agriculture, and medicine.Summary: Intro -- Plant Metabolism and Biotechnology -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Starch and Sugars -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Carbon Partitioning in Mesophyll Cells -- 1.3 Sucrose Biosynthesis in Source Leaves -- 1.3.1 Regulatory Enzymes of the Pathway -- 1.4 Starch Metabolism in Source Leaves -- 1.4.1 Starch Synthesis within the Chloroplast -- 1.4.2 Starch Breakdown in Leaves and Metabolism of its Degradation Products in the Cytosol -- 1.5 Sucrose to Starch Conversion in Storage Organs -- 1.6 Metabolic Engineering of Carbohydrate Metabolism -- 1.6.1 Increasing Starch Content -- 1.6.2 Altering Starch Quality -- 1.7 Engineering Soluble Sugars -- 1.8 Production of Novel Carbohydrates in Transgenic Plants -- 1.9 Network Analysis of Carbohydrate Metabolism -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Lipid Biosynthesis -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Fatty Acid Synthesis -- 2.3 Fatty Acid Desaturases -- 2.3.1 -9 Desaturases -- 2.3.2 -12 Desaturases -- 2.3.3 -3 Desaturases -- 2.4 Lipid Signals -- 2.5 Algae -- 2.6 Membrane Synthesis -- 2.7 TAG Biosynthesis -- 2.8 Genetic Engineering of Oilseed for Industrial Uses -- 2.9 Plant Oils as a Renewable Resource -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation -- 3.1 Nitrogen Fixing Organisms and the Nitrogenase System -- 3.1.1 Nitrogen Fixing Microorganisms -- 3.1.2 The Nitrogenase Complex -- 3.1.3 Nif Genes and Regulation -- 3.2 Symbiotic Nodule Formation in Legume Plants -- 3.2.1 Infection and the Nodulation Process -- 3.2.2 Nod Factors, Early Symbiotic Signalling and the Rhizobial Infection Process -- 3.3 Mutual Interactions between Host Cells and Bacteroids in Legume Nodules -- 3.3.1 Differentiation of Rhizobia into Bacteroids -- 3.3.2 Protection of the Nitrogenase System from Oxygen in Root Nodules.PPN: PPN: 809505363Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PQE | ZDB-38-EBR
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