Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2nd Edition
Contributors: Per Lea (Editor); Richard C. Leegood (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Wiley
Published: January 7, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780471976837
Subjects: Biochemistry; Botany & plant sciences; Molecular biology; Science; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Science/Mathematics; Flowers; Life Sciences - Botany; Nature-Flowers; Science / Botany; Science-Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Botanical chemistry; Plant molecular biology
First sentence: Photosynthesis harnesses the energy from a small band of solar radiation (400-700 nm) and uses the energy to assimilate carbon dioxide into the organic molecules, sucrose or starch, that are the substrates for respiration.