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Seed Storage Compounds Peter R. Shewry (Head of Long Ashton Research Station Professor of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bristol)

Seed Storage Compounds By Peter R. Shewry (Head of Long Ashton Research Station Professor of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bristol)

Summary

Presents an up-to-date account of seed storage compounds, and their structure, biosynthesis and mode of deposition within the seed. The book also discusses interactions, and the mechanisms by which the plant may regulate the partitioning of carbon into lipid or starch.

Seed Storage Compounds Summary

Seed Storage Compounds: Biosynthesis, Interactions and Manipulation by Peter R. Shewry (Head of Long Ashton Research Station Professor of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bristol)

A definitive up-to-date account of the major seed storage products This volume brings together experts on the three groups of seed storage compounds: proteins, lipids, and starch. It provides a much-needed summary of the current state of knowledge of the biosynthesis and cell biology of the compounds. It also discusses their interactions, and the mechanisms by which the plant may regulate the partitioning of carbon into lipid or starch. The book provides a synopsis of the exciting new developments in this field not previously brought together in one easily accessible volume.

Seed Storage Compounds Reviews

'the book is to be highly recommended ... The range of treatment and the depth of detail in many articles will have wide appeal. Its relevance for seed scientists, plant physiologists, biotechnologists and agronomists should guarantee a wide popularity.' Michael Black, Seed Science Review (1994) 4

Table of Contents

1. Seed development and structure ; 2. The structure of the starch polysaccharides and their organization in the starch granule ; 3. Lipid structure and analysis ; 4. Biological and evolutionary aspects of cereal seed storage proteins ; 5. Fatty acid synthesis in oilseeds ; 6. Triacylgylcerol biosynthesis ; 7. Structure and ontogeny of seed oil bodies in maize and other species ; 8. Synthesis, processing and targeting of legume seed proteins ; 9. Important cis-regulatory elements involved in the regulation of genes expressed in developing seed ; 10. Synthesis, targeting, and packaging of wheat storage proteins ; 11. Molecular characterization of cocoa storage proteins and proteinases ; 12. Cereal starch granule development and composition ; 13. Starch synthesis and deposition in developing cereal endosperms ; 14. Starch synthesis in peas ; 15. Control of carbon partitioning in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; 16. Control of carbon partitioning in plants ; 17. Carbon and cofactor partitioning in oilseeds ; 18. Carnitine and its role in the plant cell ; 19. SNFI-related protein kinase genes in cereals ; 20. Pathways to starch and fatty acids in plastids isolated from developing embryos of oilseed rape ; 21. Modification of plant seed storage proteins ; 22. Synthesis and accumulation of human tissue-type plasminogen activator (htPA) in transgenic tobacco seeds ; 23. Oil crops for the pharmaceutical industry ; 24. Opportunities for genetic engineering of oil production ; 25. Enzymatic modification of seed storage compounds for industrial use ; Index

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GOR011868321
9780198577683
0198577680
Seed Storage Compounds: Biosynthesis, Interactions and Manipulation by Peter R. Shewry (Head of Long Ashton Research Station Professor of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bristol)
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Oxford University Press
19931230
392
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