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Angiosperms Structure and Important Products from Flowers in Industry.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Khan, Aisha S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Somerset : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 An Introduction to Flowering Plants: Monocots and Eudicots ; 1.1 An Introduction to Major Group of Angiosperms: Monocots, Eudicots and Basal Angiosperms; 1.2 Plant Cell: Revisions and Few Updates; 1.2.1 A Cellulosic Cell Wall is Crucial for all Plant Cells; 1.2.2 Plant Plasma Membrane Allows Molecules to Enter Only Through Their Respective Channels; 1.2.3 Mitochondria Convert Energy of Glucose in ATP and in Reducing Powers; 1.2.4 Plant Vacuoles Store Water, Pigments and Compounds of Defensive Nature.
  • 1.2.5 Golgi Apparatus1.2.6 Nucleus Encodes Genes Required for Enzymes Forming Products of Commercial Applications; 1.2.7 Plastids are Sites of Sugar and Fragrance Formation; 1.2.8 Tannosomes are Chloroplast-Derived Organelles Which Contain Polymers of Tannins ; 1.2.9 Ribosomes; 1.2.10 Endoplasmic Reticulum; 1.2.11 Peroxisomes; 1.2.12 Oleosomes; 1.3 Intracellular and Extracellular Communications are Crucial for Cells' Metabolic Demands; 1.4 Future Perspectives; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2 An Introduction to Angiosperm Natural Products ; 2.1 Introduction.
  • 2.2 Glucose Serves as a Precursor for Formation of Primary and Secondary Metabolites in Plants2.3 Classification of Natural Products of Angiosperms; 2.3.1 Alkaloids Provide Defense Against Herbivory Due to Their Bitter Taste in Plant Organs; 2.3.2 Flavonoids are Important Pollination Pigments and Increase Plants' Demands in Floriculture; 2.3.3 Glycosides are Sugar-Containing Natural Products ; 2.3.4 Terpenoids Make Fragrances and are Used in Perfume and Cosmetic Products; 2.4 Techniques for Isolation of Secondary Metabolites With Future Perspectives; References; Further Reading.
  • Chapter 3 Plant Tissues Organization of Angiosperms 3.1 Introduction to Plant Tissues; 3.2 Diversity of Plant Cell; 3.3 Parenchyma is the Main Ground Tissue of Plants; 3.4 Collenchyma: Introduction and Distribution; 3.5 Sclerenchyma is the Mechanical Tissue of Plants; 3.5.1 Fibers Types in Plants; 3.5.2 Commercially Important Fibers; 3.5.3 Making of Fabrics From Corn Fibers; 3.5.4 Diversity in Sclereids; 3.6 Vascular Tissues: Xylem and Phloem; 3.6.1 Xylem; 3.6.2 Why Is There a Need of Water Transport?; 3.6.3 Leaf Morphology and Venation; 3.6.4 Tracheary Elements.
  • 3.6.5 Why Tracheids and Vessels are Water-Transporting Cells? 3.6.6 Significance of Lignification in Xylem; 3.6.7 Genetic Modification of Lignin for Bioenergy Crops; 3.6.8 Pits and Pit Membranes; 3.6.9 Proteomic Analysis of Xylem Sap Provides Evidences of Proteins Translocation Through Xylem Sap; 3.6.10 Water Channels in Plant Membranes; 3.7 Phloem; 3.7.1 Significance of Callose Deposition; 3.7.2 Companion Cells; 3.7.3 Evaluation of Phloem Sap Through Modern Techniques; 3.8 Future Perspectives; References; Further Reading; Chapter 4 Floral Cell Biology and Diversity in Floral Cells.