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Molecular activities of plant cells : an introduction to plant biochemistry /

Anderson, John W. 1940-

Molecular activities of plant cells : an introduction to plant biochemistry / John W. Anderson, John Beardall.. - Oxford [England]. Boston : Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991. - xv, 384 p. : ill. ; 22 x 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-355) and index..

Part 1 General biochemistry: Plant growth and biochemistry - the connection -- Molecules of plant cells -- Structural organization of plant cells -- Cellular energetics -- Enzymes and post-translational enzyme regulation -- Membranes and metabolite transport -- Part 2 Energy-generating mechanisms of plants: Aerobic oxidation of sugars to carbon dioxide -- Secondary oxidative mechanisms in plants -- Light reactions of green plants -- Part 3 Assimilatory mechanisms in plants: C3 carbon reduction cycle and associated processes -- Photorespiration -- C4 mechanisms of carbon dioxide assimilation -- Assimilation of inorganic nitrogen into amino acids -- Other light-coupled assimilatory and reductive mechanisms -- Part 4 Synthesis of new cells and cell structures: Synthesis of nitrogenous compounds from amino acids -- Synthesis of lipids -- Synthesis of plant cell walls -- The plant genome and its replication -- Processes involved in protein synthesis -- Regulation of gene expression -- Biogenesis of organelles.

0632024577 0632024585

90000993


Plant molecular biology.
Plant cytochemistry.
Growth (Plants)--Molecular aspects.

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