Plant Biochemistry, Third Edition examines the fundamental aspects of plant biochemistry and biology, including taxonomy, morphology, ecology, horticulture, agronomy, and phytopathology. It discusses the substructures and subfunctions of plant cells, the basic metabolism of plants, and the mechanism and regulation as well as physiological significance of various pathways of photosynthetic carbon dioxide assimilation.
Comprised of 26 chapters, this edition begins with an overview of the subcellular components of the plant cell, the overall logic or strategy that the cell uses, and the operation of individual subcellular systems. It discusses the plant ribosomes and nuclei, biosynthesis and assembly of cell membranes in plants, distribution and functional roles of microbodies in plants, photosynthesis and the general biology of chloroplasts, and plant microtubules. The remaining chapters focus on the biochemistry and functions of vacuoles, the primary cell wall and its biogenesis, the regulation of enzyme activity in metabolic pathways, the monosaccharides and oligosaccharides, and the lipid metabolism. The book concludes with a chapter on biological nitrogen fixation and its practical applications in agriculture.
This book is a valuable resource for biochemists and plant biologists as well as advanced students or professional workers in plant sciences.
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978-0-323-13954-0 (9780323139540)
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List of ContributorsPrefaceI Plant Cell: Substructures and Subfunctions 1 Cell and Subcell I. Introduction II. The Subcellular Components of the Plant Cell III. The Logic of Cell Life IV. Methods of Cell Fractionation V. Separation of the Golgi Apparatus VI. Cell as a Community General References 2 Ribosomes I. Introduction II. Structure of Ribosomes III. The Ribosome Cycle IV. Ribosome Hybrids V. Chloroplast and Mitochondrial Ribosomes References 3 The Nucleus I. Introduction II. Preparative Procedures III. Findings IV. Concluding Remarks References 4 Cell Membranes I. Introduction II. Composition of Cell Membranes III. Structure of Cell Membranes IV. Properties of Specific Cell Membranes General References References 5 Microbodies I. Introduction II. General Description and Nomenclature III. Isolation of Microbodies from Plants IV. Distribution of Microbodies V. Functional Roles VI. Biogenesis of Microbodies General References References 6 The Chloroplast I. Introduction II. Physiological Studies of the Photosynthetic Process III. Localization of Light and Dark Reactions within the Chloroplast; Association with Specific Chloroplast Structures IV. The Photosynthetic Unit, Its Physiological and Morphological Expression V. The General Biology of Chloroplasts General References References 7 Plant Microtubules I. Introduction II. Structure of Microtubules III. Composition and Assembly of Microtubules IV. The Spindle Apparatus: Mitosis and Cytokinesis V. The Spindle Pole : Planes of Division VI. Mechanism of Mitosis VII. Cortical Microtubules VIII. Conclusion and Prospect References 8 Vacuoles I. Introduction II. Biochemistry of Vacuoles III. Functions of Vacuoles IV. Ontogeny of the Vacuome General References References 9 The Primary Cell Wall I. Introduction II. The Noncellulosic Structural Components of Primary Cell Walls III. The Connections between the Structural Components of a Primary Cell Wall IV. A Tentative Molecular Structure of the Walls of Suspension-Cultured Sycamore Cells V. The Nonstructural Components of Primary Cell Walls VI. What Does All This Tell Us about the Mechanism of Cell Wall Extension? ReferencesII Basic Metabolism 10 Regulation of Enzyme Activity in Metabolic Pathways I. Introduction II. Modulation of Enzyme Activity by Small Metabolites III. Regulation of Enzyme Activity by Chemical Modification IV. Regulation of "Futile Cycles" between Enzymes Involved in Gluconeogenesis and Glycolysis V. Control of Metabolism by Adenylate Energy Charge VI. Kinetic Properties of Allosteric Enzymes VII. Regulation of Enzymes Involved in Carbon Metabolism during Photosynthesis VIII. Regulation of the Biosynthesis of Starch in Photosynthetic Tissues IX. Regulation in Higher Plant Nonchlorophyllous Tissue X. Regulation of Nitrogen Metabolism XI. Summary General References References 11 Mono- and Oligosaccharides I. Introduction II. Transformations of Sugar Phosphates III. 1-L-myo-Inositol Metabolism IV. L-Ascorbate Biosynthesis V. Oligosaccharide Biosynthesis VI. Polyols, Monosaccharides, and Oligosaccharides in Lichen VII. Concluding Remarks General References References 12 Polysaccharides I. Starch II.
