Glucosinolates

Presents reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology, and ecology

Stanislav Kopriva (Volume editor)

9780081003275, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 3 November 2016

364 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.45 kg

Glucosinolates, the latest volume in the Advances in Botanical Research series, presents in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in the plant sciences, with this edition focusing on glucosinolates. The individual chapters cover all aspects of glucosinolate research from biosynthesis, degradation, regulation, and ecology, to the mechanisms of their health benefits. The chapters are written by the world leaders of glucosinolate research.

1. General Introduction to Glucosinolates B.A. Halkier 2. Complex Environments Interact with Plant Development to Shape Glucosinolate Profiles M. Burow 3. Nonlinear Selection and a Blend of Convergent, Divergent and Parallel Evolution Shapes Natural Variation in Glucosinolates D.J. Kliebenstein and N.I. Cacho 4. Glucosinolate Regulation in a Complex Relationship – MYC and MYB - No One Can Act Without Each Other H. Frerigmann 5. Glucosinolate Synthesis in the Context of Plant Metabolism S. Kopriva and T. Gigolashvili 6. Glucosinolate Breakdown U. Wittstock, E. Kurzbach, A.-M. Herfurth and E.J. Stauber 7. The Function of Glucosinolates and Related Metabolites in Plant Innate Immunity M. Pastorczyk and P. Bednarek 8. Insect Detoxification of Glucosinolates and Their Hydrolysis Products V. Jeschke, J. Gershenzon and D.G. Vassão 9. Health Benefits of Glucosinolates M.H. Traka 10. Glucosinolates - the Agricultural Story E. Schnug and S. Haneklaus

Subject Areas: Plant physiology [PSTD], Botany & plant sciences [PST], Biochemistry [PSB]