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Plant metabolism and biotechnology [electronic resource], electronic bk.

edited by Hiroshi Ashihara, Alan Crozier, Atsushi Komamine.

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley, 2011.

E-book

Volume No.

electronic bk.

No.	Printing year	Location	Call Number	Material ID	Circulation class	Status	Waiting
1		Online Book	Wiley e-book

Details

Publication year: 2011

Form: 1 online resource (xiv, 404 p.) : ill.

Contents note

Biosynthesis and metabolism of starch and sugars / Frederik Børnke and Sophia Sonnewald

Lipid biosynthesis / David Hildebrand

Symbiotic nitrogen fixation / Hiroshi Kouchi

Sulfur metabolism / Hideki Takahashi

Nucleotide metabolism / Rita Zrenner and Hiroshi Ashihara

Purine alkaloid metabolism / Hiroshi Ashihara, Shinjiro Ogita and Alan Crozier

Nicotine biosynthesis / Tsubasa Shoji and Takashi Hashimoto

Terpenoid biosynthesis / Dae-Kyun Ro

Benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis / Isabel Desgagni-Penix and Peter J. Facchini

Monoterpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthesis / Vincenzo De Luca

Flavonoid biosynthesis / Indu B. Jaganath and Alan Crozier

Pigment biosynthesis I. Anthocyanins / Yoshihiro Ozeki ... [et al.]

Pigment biosynthesis II: Betacyanins and carotenoids / Masaaki Sakuta and Akemi Ohmiya

Metabolomics in plant biotechnology / Yozo Okazaki ... [et al.].

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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: Photosynthetic carbon metabolism Starch and sugar biosynthesis Cellulose (cell wall) biosynthesis Lipid biosynthesis Nitrogen fixation and assimilation Sulfur metabolism Amino acid metabolism Nucleotide metabolism Purine alkaloids Nicotine Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (morphine, codeine) Flavonoid metabolism Pigment metabolism Use of the metabolome for biotechnology Application to biomass improvement and biodiesel 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"--

"This book will describe the biosynthetic pathways of plant metabolites, their function in plants, and some applications for biotechnology such as genetic engineering to produce transgenic plants for agriculture and drug production"--