| Description |
xxiv, 522 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. A leaf cell consists of several metabolic compartments -- 2. The use of energy from sunlight by photosynthesis -- 3. Photosynthesis is an electron transport process -- 4. ATP generation by photosynthesis -- 5. Mitochondria, the power stations of the cell -- 6. Photosynthesis CO[subscript 2] assimilation by the Calvin cycle -- 7. Photorespiration -- 8. Photosynthesis and water consumption -- 8. Polysaccharides -- 10. Nitrate assimilation -- 11. Nitrogen fixation -- 12. Sulfate assimilation -- 13. Phloem transport -- 14. Plant storage proteins -- 15. Glycerolipids -- 16. The function of secondary metabolites in plants -- 17. Isoprenoids -- 18. Phenylpropanoids -- 19. Signals regulating the growth and development of plant organs -- 20. The genomes of plant cells -- 21. Protein biosynthesis -- 22. Gene technology in plants |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Translation of: Pflanzenbiochemie |
| Subject |
Botanical chemistry.
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Plant molecular biology.
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| Author |
Heldt, Fiona.
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| LC no. |
97016871 |
| ISBN |
019850179X (paperback) |
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0198501803 (hbk.) |
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