Bioengineering and Molecular Biology of Plant Pathways

Dedication Contributors to Volume 1 Introduction to the Series and Acknowledgements Preface to volume 1 Prologue Metabolic Organization in Plants: A Challenge for the Metabolic Engineer 1 Introduction 2 Plant Metabolic Networks and Their Organization 3 Tools for Analyzing Network Structure and Performance 4 Integration of Plant Metabolism 5 Summary Enzyme Engineering 1 Introduction 2 Theoretical Considerations 3 Practical Considerations for Engineering Enzymes 4 Opportunities for Plant Improvement Through Engineered Enzymes and Proteins 5 Summary Genetic Engineering of Amino Acid Metabolism in Plants 1 Introduction 2 Glutamine, Glutamate, Aspartate, and Asparagine are Central Regulators of Nitrogen Assimilation, Metabolism, and Transport 3 The Aspartate Family Pathway that is Responsible for Synthesis of the Essential Amino Acids Lysine, Threonine, Methionine, and Isoleucine 4 Regulation of Methionine Biosynthesis 5 Engineering Amino Acid Metabolism to Improve the Nutritional Quality of Plants for Nonruminants and Ruminants 6 Future Prospects 7 Summary Engineering Photosynthetic Pathways 1 Introduction 2 Identification of Limiting Steps in the PCR Cycle 3 Engineering CO2âEURFixation Enzymes 4 Engineering PostâEURRuBisCO Reactions 5 Summary Genetic Engineering of Seed Storage Proteins 1 Introduction 2 Storage Protein Modification for the Improvement of Seed Protein Quality 3 Use of Seed Storage Proteins for Protein Quality Improvements in Nonseed Crops 4 Modification of Grain Biophysical Properties 5 Transgenic Modifications that Enhance the Utility of Seed Storage Proteins 6 Summary and Future Prospects Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Cellulose Biosynthesis in Plants: Prospects for Genetic Engineering 1 Introduction 2 The Many Forms of CelluloseâEURA Brief Introduction to the Structure and Different Crystalline Forms of Cellulose 3 Biochemistry of Cellulose Biosynthesis in Plants 4 Molecular Biology of Cellulose Biosynthesis in Plants 5 Mechanism of Cellulose Synthesis 6 Prospects for Genetic Engineering of Cellulose Biosynthesis in Plants 7 Summary Metabolic Engineering of the Content and Fatty Acid Composition of Vegetable Oils 1 Introduction 2 TAG Synthesis 3 Control of TAG Composition 4 Summary Pathways for the Synthesis of Polyesters in Plants: Cutin, Suberin, and Polyhydroxyalkanoates 1 Introduction 2 Cutin and Suberin 3 Polyhydroxyalkanoate Plant Sterol Methyltransferases: Phytosterolomic Analysis, Enzymology, and Bioengineering Strategies 1 Introduction 2 Pathways of Phytosterol Biosynthesis 3 Phytosterolomics 4 Enzymology and Evolution of the SMT 5 Bioengineering Strategies for Generating Plants with Modified Sterol Compositions Engineering Plant Alkaloid Biosynthetic Pathways: Progress and Prospects 1 Introduction 2 Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids 3 Tetrahydrobenzylisoquinoline Alkaloids 4 Tropane Alkaloids 5 Summary Engineering Formation of Medicinal Compounds in Cell Cultures 1 Introduction 2 Biochemistry and Cell Biology of Secondary Metabolites 3 Cell Culture and Metabolite Production 4 Beyond the Obstacles: Molecular Biological Approaches to Improve Productivity of Secondary Metabolites in Plant Cells 5 Future Perspectives 6 Summary Genetic Engineering for Salinity Stress Tolerance 6 Plant Signal Transduction for Adaptation to Salinity 7 ABA is a Major Mediator of Plant Stress Response Signaling 8 Summary Metabolic Engineering of Plant Allyl/Propenyl Phenol and Lignin Pathways: Future Potential for Biofuels/Bioenergy, Polymer Intermediates, and Specialty Chemicals? 1 Introduction 2 Lignin Formation and Manipulation 3 Current Sources/Markets for Specialty Allyl/Propenyl Phenols 4 Biosynthesis of Allyl and Propenyl Phenols and Related Phenylpropanoid Moieties 5 Potential for Allyl/Propenyl Phenols? 6 Summary Author Index Subject Index