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The Biochemistry of Plants.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Preiss, Jack, 1932-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Academic Press, �1988.
Colección:Biochemistry of plants ; v. 14.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Carbohydrates; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; General Preface; Preface to Volume 14; Chapter 1. Hexose Phosphate Metabolism by Nonphotosynthetic Tissues of Higher Plants; I. Introduction; II. Formation of Hexose Phosphates; III. Consumption of Hexose Phosphates; References; Chapter 2. Recent Advances in Sugar Transport; I. Introduction; II. Sucrose: The Ubiquitous Transport Sugar; III. Carrier-Mediated Sugar Transport Mechanisms; IV. Group Translocator Concept for Sucrose; V. Mechanism of Phloem Loading; VI. Sucrose Metabolism by Sink Tissues
  • VII. Turgor Sensing in Sugar TransportVIII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Ascorbic Acid and Its Metabolic Products; I. Introduction; II. General Considerations; III. Metabolic Products; IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4. Fructans; I. Introduction; II. Distribution of the Fructan Syndrome; III. The Structures of Fructans from Vascular Plants; IV. Fructan Synthesis and Depolymerization; V. Control of Fructan Metabolism; VI. The Significance of Fructan Biochemistry; VII. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5. Structure and Chemistry of the Starch Granule; I. Introduction
  • II. Structure of Starch Molecules and GranulesIII. Gelatinization and Retrogradation of Starch Granules; IV. Chemical and Physical Changes of Starch Granules during Plant Growth; V. Enzymic Degradation of Starch Granules; VI. Conclusion; References; Chapter 6. Biosynthesis of Starch and Its Regulation; I. Introduction; II. Relationship between Starch Content or Synthesis and Levels of the Starch Biosynthetic Enzymes in Plant Tissues; III. Localization of the Starch Biosynthetic Enzymes in Plant Cells; IV. Properties of the Starch Biosynthetic Enzymes
  • Chapter 8. Structure and Function of Plant Cell WallsI. Introduction; II. Chemical and Physical Properties of Wall Components; III. Composition of Primary and Secondary Walls of Different Taxa and Cell Types; IV. Interactions between Polymers in Walls; V. Walls in Pathogenesis, Stress, and Communication; VI. Emerging Principles and Techniques; VII. Conclusion; References; Chapter 9. Biosynthesis of Plant Cell Walls; I. Introduction; II. Synthesis; III. Control of Wall Assembly; References; Chapter 10. Structure and Biosynthesis of Plant N-Linked Glycoproteins; I. Introduction