Plant biochemistry /
Hans-Walter Heldt and Birgit Piechulla
- Fifth Edition.
- London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, c2021
- 609 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
1. A Leaf Cell Consists of Several Metabolic Compartments -- 2. The Use of Energy from Sunlight by Photosynthesis is the Basis of Life on Earth -- 3. Photosynthesis is an Electron Transport Process -- 4. ATP is Generated by Photosynthesis -- 5. Mitochondria are the Power Station of the Cell -- 6. The Calvin Cycle Catalyzes Photosynthetic CO2 Assimilation -- 7. Phosphoglycerate Formed by the Oxygenase Activity of RubisCO is Recycled In the Photorespiratory Pathway -- 8. Photosynthesis implies the consumption of water -- 9. Polysaccharides are Storage and Transport Forms of Carbohydrates Produced by Photosynthesis -- 10. Nitrate Assimilation is Essential for the Synthesis of Organic Matter -- 11. N2 Fixation Enables the Nitrogen in the Air to be Used for Plant Growth -- 12. Sulfate Assimilation Enables the Synthesis of Sulfur Containing Substances -- 13. Phloem Transport Distributes Photoassimilates to the Various Sites of Consumption and Storage14. Products of Nitrate Assimilation are Deposited in Plants as Storage Proteins -- 15. Lipids are Membrane Constituents and Function as Carbon Stores -- 16. Secondary Metabolites Fulfil Specific Ecological Functions in Plants -- 17. A Large Diversity of Isoprenoides has Multiple Functions in Plant Metabolism -- 18. Phenylpropanoids Comprise a Multitude of Plant Secondary Metabolites and Cell Wall Components -- 19. Multiple Signals Regulate the Growth and Development of Plant Organs and Enable Their Adaptation to Environmental Conditions. -- 20. A Plant Cell has Three Different Genomes -- 21. Protein Biosynthesis Occurs at Different Sites of a Cell -- 22. Biotechnology Alters Plants to Meet Requirements of Agriculture, Nutrition and Industry
This book is suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates in plant physiology, plant pathology, plant cell biology, and other plant sciences, researchers in industries actively involved in agribusiness, other biotechnology enterprises, and researchers in agronomy, agriculture, plant development and related areas.