Plant biochemistry /
Heldt, Hans-WalterlatauthorPreferredLanguageHeading
Piechulla, Birgit,latauthor.PreferredLanguageHeading
Introduction -- 1. A leaf cell consists of several metabolic compartments -- 2. The use of energy from sunlight by photosynthesis is the basis of life on Earth -- 3. Photosynthesis is an electron transport process -- 4. ATP is generated by photosynthesis -- 5. Mitochondria are the power station of the cell -- 6. The Calvin cycle catalyzes photosynthetic CO₂ assimilation -- 7. Phosphoglycolate formed by the oxygenase activity of RubisCO is recycled in the photorespiratory pathway -- 8. Photosynthesis implies the consumption of water -- 9. Polysaccharides are storage and transport forms of carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis -- 10. Nitrate assimilation is essential for the synthesis of organic matter -- 11. Nitrogen fixation enables the nitrogen in the air to be used for plant growth -- 12. Sulfate assimilation enables the synthesis of sulfur containing substances -- 13. Phloem transport distributes photoassimilates to the various sites of consumption and storage -- 14. Products of nitrate assimilation are deposited in plants as storage proteins -- 15. Lipids are membrane constituents and function as carbon stores -- 16. Secondary metabolites fulfil specific ecological functions in plants -- 17. A large diversity of isoprenoides has multiple functions in plant metabolism -- 18. Phenylpropanoids comprise a multitude of plant secondary 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. Protein biosynthesis occurs at different sites of a cell -- 22. Biotechnology alters plants to meet requirements of agriculture, nutrition and industry.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Botanical chemistry
Plant molecular biology
Plant physiology
Plants
Plant Physiological Phenomena