Botany - Morphological & Physiological, Genetics - Mapping & Engineering, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Botany - Genetics & Reproduction, Agricultural Engineering
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Overview
This important volume compiles the pioneering work of biochemists and molecular biologies on the modification of secondary metabolism patterns in plants. These innovative studies represent the integration of the newest technologies with the exploitation of plant chemistry. International contributors examine key research on polyketides, flavonoids, glucosinolates, terpenoids, lignin, and alkaloids, which sheds valuable light on the biological roles of plant secondary metabolism. Volume 28 also discusses the applications of plant secondary metabolites by humans to such diverse areas as food, pigments, pharmaceuticals, poisons, and entertainment. It describes current efforts to modify flower pigmentation, monoterpene composition, and lignin accumulation - areas on the cutting edge of phytochemistry research. Individual chapters cover, among other topics: genetic engineering of the pyridine and propane alkaloid biosynthetic pathways of solanaceous plants, engineering altered glucosinolate biosynthesis by two alternative strategies, genetic manipulation of lignin and phenylpropanoid compounds involved in interactions with microorganisms, genetic control of monoterpene biosynthesis in mints, and secondary metabolism in arabidopsis. Genetic Engineering of Plant Secondary Metabolism is an authoritative review of the latest developments in the field for researchers and professionals in botany, plant biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics.Editorials
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A dozen papers from a June-to-July 1993 meeting in Pacific Grove, California summarize the latest advances by biochemists and molecular biologists in modifying the patterns of secondary metabolisms in plants, and the application of the resulting metabolites in such areas as food, pigments, pharmaceuticals, poisons, and entertainment (flowers, apparently, not drugs). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
June 30, 1994
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Pages
376
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780306448041