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Plant Biochemistry
By Caroline Bowsher, Martin Steer, Alyson Tobin
- Price: $116.00
- Binding/Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 978-0-8153-4121-5
- Publish Date: April 1st 2008
- Imprint: Garland Science
- Pages: 500 pages
Description
Plant Biochemistry presents each topic from the cellular level to the ecological and environmental levels, placing it in the context of the whole plant.
Biochemical pathways are represented as route maps, showing how one reaction follows another. These maps emphasize the dynamism and fl exibility of the plant in the face of environmental challenges. The unique and wide-ranging approach of this book emphasizes the importance of teaching and learning pathways within the framework of what the pathway does and why it is needed.
Plant Biochemistry is invaluable to undergraduate students who wish to gain insight into the relevance of plant biochemistry to humans and animals. It is an ideal reference text for graduates and researchers.
Reviews
"The book is well arranged and printed. Many illustrations and blue boxes highlighting an area that merits a particular attention make sophisticated text readable. This very useful textbook certainly find place on the shelves of many students as well as their teachers." Biologia Plantarum
"… I very much appreciated this text book because it presents an updated source of basic knowledge on plant biochemistry, taking benefit from the recent advances in "omics"… This is clearly a textbook to recommend to students and their teachers." Plant Science
"These authors have provided a useful reference text for students and researchers." Biologist
Contents
1. Introduction to Plant Biochemistry 2. Approaches to Understanding Metabolic Pathways 3. Plant Cell Structure 4. Light Reactions of Photosynthesis 5. Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation 6. Respiration 7. Synthesis and Mobilization of Storage and Structural Carbohydrates 8. Nitrogen and Sulfur Metabolism 9. Lipid Biosynthesis 10. Alkaloids 11. Phenolics 12. Terpenoids