Plant biochemistry - Heldt, Hans-Walter; Peichulla, Birgit (London : Academic Press, 2021)
1. Leaf Cells Consist of Several Metabolic Compartments -- 2. Solar Power and Photosynthesis Are the Basis of Life on Earth -- 3. Photosynthesis Is an Electron Transport Process -- 4. Adenosine Triphosphate Is Generated by Photosynthesis -- 5. Mitochondria Are the Power Station of the Cell -- 6. The Calvin-Benson-Bassham Cycle Catalyzes Photosynthetic CO2 Assimilation -- 7. Photorespiratory Pathway Recycles Phosphoglycolate -- 8. Photosynthesis Needs the Consumption of Water -- 9. Polysaccharides Are Storage and Transport Forms of Carbohydrates Produced by photosynsthesis -- 10. Nitrate Assimilation Is Essential for the Biosynthesis of Organic Matter -- 11. Nitrogen Fixation Enables Plants to Use the Nitrogen in the Air for Growth -- 12. Products of Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrate Assimilation Are Deposited as Storage proteins -- 13. Sulfate Assimilation Enables the Synthesis of Sulfur-Containing Compounds -- 14. Phloem Transport Distributes Photoassimilates to Various Sites of Consumption and storage -- 15. Lipids Are Membrane Constituents and Function as Carbon Stores -- 16. Special Metabolites Fulfill Specific Biological and Ecological Functions in Plants -- 17. A Large Diversity of Isoprenoids Has Multiple Functions in Plants -- 18. Phenylpropanoids Comprise a Multitude of Plant-Specialized Metabolites and Cell wall components -- 19. Multiple Signals Regulate the Growth and Development of Plant Organs and Enable their adaptation to environmental conditions -- 20. A Plant Cell Has Three Different Genomes -- 21. Biosynthesis, Processing, and Degradation of Plant Proteins -- 22. Biotechnology Alters Plants to Meet the Requirements of Agriculture, Nutrition, and industry
Includes index (pages 571-609)
Keywords: Botanical chemistry; Plant molecular biology; Plant physiology