New Light on Alkaloid Biosynthesis and Future Prospects /

Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. Currently in its 67th volume, the series features several reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Giglioli-Guivarc'h, Nathalie (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2013.
Colección:Advances in botanical research ; v. 68.
Temas:
Alkaloids > Synthesis.
Plant products > Synthesis.
Produits v�eg�etaux > Synth�ese.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biochemistry.
Alkaloids > Synthesis
Plant products > Synthesis
alkaloids
biosynthese
biosynthesis
planten
plants
bacteria
plantkunde
botany
fytochemie
phytochemistry
Plant Physiology
Plantenfysiologie
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  • Front Cover; New Light on Alkaloid Biosynthesis and Future Prospects; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter One: Towards Complete Elucidation of Monoterpene Indole Alkaloid Biosynthesis Pathway: Catharanthus roseus as a P ...; 1. Introduction; 2. Division of MIA Biosynthesis Pathway; 2.1. Early monoterpene biosynthesis; 2.1.1. Biosynthetic genes involved in the early monoterpene pathway; 2.1.2. Localisation of the early monoterpene biosynthesis pathway; 2.1.3. Gene regulation of early monoterpene biosynthesis; 2.2. Iridoid biosynthesis
  • 2.2.1. Biosynthetic genes involved in the iridoid pathway2.2.2. Localisation of the iridoid pathway; 2.2.3. Gene regulation of iridoid biosynthesis; 2.3. Early MIA biosynthesis; 2.3.1. Biosynthetic genes involved in the early MIA pathway; 2.3.2. Localization of early MIA biosynthesis; 2.3.3. Gene regulation of early MIA biosynthesis; 2.4. The late MIA biosynthesis pathway; 2.4.1. Biosynthetic genes involved in the late MIA/vindoline pathway in C. roseus; 2.4.2. Localisation of vindoline biosynthesis; 2.4.3. Vindoline biosynthesis is modulated by MeJA and light
  • 3. Organisation and Spatial Separation of MIA Biosynthesis3.1. Epidermis as an important biosynthetic site of MIAs and their precursors; 3.2. The use of epidermis-enriched transcriptomic resources for gene discovery; 4. Large-Scale Genomic Approaches in Functional Characterisation of Genes Involved in MIA Biosynthesis; 4.1. The shared pathways among Apocynaceae family; 4.2. Tools for screening the candidate genes; 5. Metabolic Engineering of the MIA Biosynthesis Pathway; 6. Conclusions and Perspectives; Acknowledgements; References
  • Chapter Two: Increasing the Pace of New Discoveries in Tropane Alkaloid Biosynthesis1. Introduction; 2. Tropane Alkaloids in Plants: From Herbs to Trees; 3. Biosynthesis of Tropane Alkaloids; 4. Metabolic Engineering of Tropane Alkaloids; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Three: Deciphering the Evolution, Cell Biology and Regulation of Monoterpene Indole Alkaloids; 1. Introduction; 1.1. MIA structural diversity; 1.2. MIA distribution in angiosperm; 1.3. MIA biosynthetic origin; 1.4. MIA evolutionary origin; 2. Regulation of MIA Biosynthesis Pathway
  • 2.1. Developmental control in plant2.2. Environmental factors; 2.2.1. Light; 2.2.2. Biotic stress; 2.3. Hormonal controls; 2.4. Intracellular signalling; 2.4.1. Calcium signalling; 2.4.2. Involvement of protein prenylation events in MIA biosynthesis regulation; 3. Spatial Organization of MIA Biosynthesis; 3.1. Compartmentation of metabolites; 3.2. Compartmentation of MIA biosynthesis in specialised cells; 3.3. Subcellular organisation of the pathway; 3.4. Nuclear time bomb; 3.5. Biological function; 4. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References

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