{"product_id":"plant-metabolism-and-biotechnology-hardback-9780470747032","title":"Plant Metabolism and Biotechnology (Hardback) 9780470747032","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlant Metabolism and Biotechnology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHiroshi Ashihara (Edited by), H Ashihara (Author), Alan Crozier (Edited by), Atsushi Komamine (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470747032, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 March 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e424 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.8 x 17.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.85 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.\" (Choice, 1 January 2012)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVarious 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. \u003ci\u003ePlant Metabolism and Biotechnology\u003c\/i\u003e describes the biosynthetic pathways of plant metabolites, their function in plants, and some applications for biotechnology. Topics covered include:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ebiosynthesis and metabolism of starch and sugars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elipid biosynthesis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esymbiotic nitrogen fixation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esulfur metabolism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enucleotide metabolism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epurine alkaloid metabolism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enicotine biosynthesis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eterpenoid biosynthesis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebenzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emonoterpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthesis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eflavonoid biosynthesis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epigment biosynthesis: anthocyanins, betacyanins and carotenoids\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emetabolomics in biotechnology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlant Metabolism and Biotechnology\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guide to this important field for researchers and students of biochemistry, plant biology, metabolic engineering, biotechnology, food science, agriculture, and medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/i\u003e xiii\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e xv\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Starch and Sugars 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrederik Börnke and Sophia Sonnewald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Carbon Partitioning in Mesophyll Cells 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Sucrose Biosynthesis in Source Leaves 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Starch Metabolism in Source Leaves 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Sucrose to Starch Conversion in Storage Organs 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Metabolic Engineering of Carbohydrate Metabolism 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Engineering Soluble Sugars 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Production of Novel Carbohydrates in Transgenic Plants 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 Network Analysis of Carbohydrate Metabolism 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Lipid Biosynthesis 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Hildebrand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Fatty Acid Synthesis 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Fatty Acid Desaturases 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Lipid Signals 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Algae 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Membrane Synthesis 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 TAG Biosynthesis 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Genetic Engineering of Oilseed for Industrial Uses 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Plant Oils as a Renewable Resource 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation 67\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHiroshi Kouchi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Nitrogen Fixing Organisms and the Nitrogenase System 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Symbiotic Nodule Formation in Legume Plants 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Mutual Interactions between Host Cells and Bacteroids in Legume Nodules 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Molecular Genetic Approaches to the Host Regulation of Nitrogen Fixation 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Sulfur Metabolism 103\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHideki Takahashi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Sulfate Transport 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Sulfate Reduction 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Cysteine Biosynthesis 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Methionine Biosynthesis 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Regulators for Coordination of Sulfur Metabolism 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Nucleotide Metabolism 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRita Zrenner and Hiroshi Ashihara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Pyrimidine Metabolism 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Purine Metabolism 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Pyridine Metabolism 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Biotechnological Approaches 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Purine Alkaloid Metabolism 163\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHiroshi Ashihara, Shinjiro Ogita and Alan Crozier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Classification of Purine Alkaloids 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Occurrence of Purine Alkaloids 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Biosynthesis of Caffeine 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Catabolism of Caffeine 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Physiological and Ecological Aspects of Purine Alkaloid Metabolism in Plants 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Metabolic Engineering of Caffeine \u003ci\u003eIn Planta\u003c\/i\u003e 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Nicotine Biosynthesis 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTsubasa Shoji and Takashi Hashimoto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Pathways and Enzymes 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Compartmentation and Trafficking 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Gene Regulation 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Metabolic Engineering 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Recent Developments 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Summary 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Terpenoid Biosynthesis 217\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDae-Kyun Ro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Terpenoid Diversity 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Mechanistic Aspects of Terpenoid Biogenesis 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Terpene Synthase – Structure, Evolution and Engineering 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Two Distinct Pathways for Isopentenyl Diphosphate (IPP) Biosynthesis 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Subcellular and Cellular Compartmentalisations of Terpenoid Metabolism 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Gene Clusters in Terpenoid Metabolism 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Metabolic Engineering of Terpenoid Metabolism 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Concluding Remarks 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Biosynthesis 241\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsabel Desgagn´e-Penix and Peter J Facchini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Biosynthesis 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Localisation and Transport of Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids and their Biosynthetic Enzymes 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3.1 Cellular and Subcellular Localisation 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3.2 Transport 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Regulation 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.1 Gene Regulation 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.2 Signal Transduction 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Application to Biotechnology 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.1 Mutagenesis 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.2 Genetic Transformation and Metabolic Engineering 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.3 Metabolic Engineering 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Conclusions 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloid Biosynthesis 263\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVincenzo De Luca\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloid (MIA) Biosynthesis 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 MIA Pathway Gene Discovery will be Enhanced by Large-Scale Sequencing and Comparative Analyses 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Developmental and Environmental Regulation of MIA Biosynthesis 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Metabolic Engineering using Enzymes with Altered Substrate Specificity 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Conclusion 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Flavonoid Biosynthesis 293\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndu B. Jaganath and Alan Crozier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Advances in Molecular Approaches for Flavonoid Biosynthetic Pathway Elucidation 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 The Flavonoid Biosynthetic Pathway as it is Today 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Conclusions 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Pigment Biosynthesis I. Anthocyanins 321\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoshihiro Ozeki, Yuki Matsuba, Yutaka Abe, Naoyuki Umemoto and Nobuhiro Sasaki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 The Anthocyanin Biosynthetic Pathway 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Glycosylation of Anthocyanidins 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Acylation of Anthocyanin Glycosides 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Transport of Anthocyanins from Cytosol to Vacuoles 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Concluding Remarks 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Pigment Biosynthesis II: Betacyanins and Carotenoids 343\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMasaaki Sakuta and Akemi Ohmiya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Betacyanins 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Carotenoids 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Metabolic Engineering of Carotenoids 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Metabolomics in Plant Biotechnology 373\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eYozo Okazaki, Akira Oikawa, Miyako Kusano, Fumio Matsuda and Kazuki Saito\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Analytical Technologies 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Informatics Techniques 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Biotechnological Application 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e 389\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Chemistry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Chemistry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Chemistry%20%5BPN%5D%22\"\u003ePN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52278026567960,"sku":"9780470747032","price":111.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470747032.jpg?v=1781456412","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/plant-metabolism-and-biotechnology-hardback-9780470747032","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}