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Plant Metabolism and Biotechnology
Hiroshi Ashihara
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Description for Plant Metabolism and Biotechnology
Hardcover. 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. Editor(s): Ashihara, Hiroshi; Crozier, Alan; Komamine, Atsushi. Num Pages: 422 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSTD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 250 x 30. Weight in Grams: 858.
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:
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:
- biosynthesis and metabolism of starch and sugars
- lipid biosynthesis
- symbiotic nitrogen fixation
- sulfur metabolism
- nucleotide metabolism
- purine alkaloid metabolism
- nicotine biosynthesis
- terpenoid biosynthesis
- benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis
- monoterpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthesis
- flavonoid biosynthesis
- pigment biosynthesis: anthocyanins, betacyanins and carotenoids
- metabolomics in biotechnology
Plant Metabolism and Biotechnology is an essential guide to this important field for researchers ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470747032
SKU
V9780470747032
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99-50
About Hiroshi Ashihara
Hiroshi Ashihara, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan. Alan Crozier, Plant Products and Human Nutrition Group, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Atsushi Komamine, Kihara Instutute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.
Reviews for Plant Metabolism and Biotechnology
"Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (Choice, 1 January 2012)