Plant biochemistry /

Heldt, Hans-Walter.

Plant biochemistry / Hans-Walter Heldt, Birgit Piechulla ; in cooperation with Fiona Heldt. - 4th edition - Amsterdam ; Boston, Mass. : Academic, 2011. - xxiv, 622 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents

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. In the Photorespiratory Pathway Phosphoglycolate Formed by the Oxygenase Activity of RubisCo is Recycled

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. Nitrogen 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 Storage

14. Products of Nitrate Assimilation are Deposited in Plants as Storage Proteins

15. Lipids are Membrane Constituents and Function as Carbon Stores

16. Secondary Metabolites Fulfill Specific Ecological Functions in Plants

17. Large Diversity of Isoprenoids has Multiple Funtions 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 Alter Plants to Meet Requirements of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Industry


Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780123849861 (hbk.) 0123849861 (hbk.)




Botanical chemistry.
Plant physiology.
Plants--Metabolism.
Botanik kimyası.
Bitki fizyolojisi.
Bitkiler--Metabolizma.

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