Elsevier, 2014. - 642 p. - With contributions that review research on this topic throughout the world, Oxidative Damage to Plants covers key areas of discovery, from the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROSs), their mechanisms, quenching of these ROSs through enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, and detailed aspects of such antioxidants as SOD and CAT. Environmental...
Elsevier. 2007. 335 p. Definition, Typology and Occurrence of Alkaloids Definition True alkaloids Protoalkaloids Pseudoalkaloids Occurrence in nature The Dogbane botanical family (Apocynaceae) The Aster botanical family (Asteraceae) The Logan botanical family (Loganiaceae) The Poppy botanical family (Papaveraceae) The Citrus botanical family (Rutaceae) The Nightshade botanical...
CRC Press, 2017. — 389 p. — ISBN: 1498726283. Recent advances in science have clarified the role of plant specialized metabolites (classically known as plant secondary metabolites), which cannot be considered only bioactive molecules used for human health but also pivotal factors for the global ecosystem. They play major roles in plant life, evolution, and mutualism. To provide...
Wiley, 2014. - 321 p. - With contributions from a team of leading researchers and pioneers in the field, this book explains how chemical biology is used as a tool to enhance our understanding of plant biology. Readers are introduced to a variety of chemical biology studies that have provided novel insights into plant physiology and plant cellular processes. Moreover, they will...
1999, Elsevier Science, 565 p. Printed in The Netherlands Introduction: Nature, occurrence and functioning of plant hormones Physico-chemical methods of plant hormone analysis mmunological methods in plant hormone research Structure-activity relationships of plant growth regulators Auxins Control of cytokinin biosynthesis and metabolism Regulation of gibberellin biosynthesis...
Springer, 2016. — 325 p. — (Signaling and Communication in Plants). — ISBN: 3319334964. This book provides an overview of the intricacies of plant communication via volatile chemicals. Plants produce an extraordinarily vast array of chemicals, which provide community members with detailed information about the producer's identity, physiology and phenology. Volatile organic...
2nd Edition. - Wiley, 2015. - 1283 p. - Since its publication in 2000, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants, has been hailed as a major contribution to the plant sciences literature and critical acclaim has been matched by global sales success. Maintaining the scope and focus of the first edition, the second will provide a major update, include much new material and...
Springer, 2017. — 354 p. — (Signaling and Communication in Plants). — ISBN: 3319493930. Aquaporins are channel proteins that facilitate the diffusion of water and small uncharged solutes across cellular membranes. Plant aquaporins form a large family of highly divergent proteins that are involved in many different physiological processes. This book will summarize the recent...
Academic Press. 1999. 403 p. During the preparation of this volume of The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Biology, the death was announced of the Nobel Laureate, Sir Derek H. R. Barton, at the age of 79. A consummately dedicated natural product chemist, Barton contributed in many ways to the development of alkaloid chemistry. He was a founder of the concepts we now take for granted...
Blackwell Publishing, 2006. — 372 p. Plants synthesize a vast range of organic compounds that are traditionally classified as primary and secondary metabolites although the precise boundaries between the two groups can in some instances be somewhat blurred. Primary metabolites are compounds that have essential roles associated with photosynthesis, respiration, and growth and...
CRC Press, 2018. — 480 p. — ISBN: 1315895382. Modern plant science research currently integrates biochemistry and molecular biology. This book highlights recent trends in plant biotechnology and molecular genetics, serving as a working manual for scientists in academic, industrial, and federal laboratories. A wide variety of authors have contributed to this book, reflecting the...
Wiley, 2015. - 1235 p. - Nitrogen is arguably the most important nutrient required by plants. However, the availability of nitrogen is limited in many soils and although the earth s atmosphere consists of 78.1% nitrogen gas (N2) plants are unable to use this form of nitrogen. To compensate , modern agriculture has been highly reliant on industrial nitrogen fertilizers to...
CAB International, 2015. — 633 p. This research-level book collates chapters on plant enzymes and metabolism, modulation, molecular aspects, secondary products, ecology and the environment and mammalian nutrition and toxicology. It assesses the latest research on plant growth such as tuber development, water use and seed production, covers all aspects of pest management and...
Apple Academic Press, 2019. - 503 p. This volume presents chapters that discuss secondary metabolites of marine origin, the industrial applications of phytochemicals, and recent advances in phytochemical research. It considers production of secondary metabolites and accumulations through in vitro cultures and also reviews the effects of natural products as biopesticides and as...
Apple Academic Press, 2019. - 685 p. This first book in this three-volume set provides comprehensive coverage of a wide range of topics in phytochemistry. With chapters from professional specialists from key institutions around the world, the volume starts with an introduction to phytochemistry and details the fundamentals. Part II discusses the state-of-the-art modern methods...
Apple Academic Press, 2019. - 621 p. As volume 2 of this three-volume set on phytochemistry, this book features chapters that comprehensively review a selection of important recent advances in ethnopharmacology and alternative and complementary medicines. It also presents many informative chapters on the medicinal potential of phytochemicals in the treatment and management of...
InTech. 2011. 512 p. Worldwide, soybean seed proteins represent a major source of amino acids for human and animal nutrition. Soybean seeds are an important and economical source of protein in the diet of many developed and developing countries. Soy is a complete protein, and soy-foods are rich in vitamins and minerals. Soybean protein provides all the essential amino acids in...
InTech. 2011. 478 p. Aflatoxins – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is a book that has been thought to present the most significant advances in these disciplines focused on the knowledge of such toxins. All authors, who supported the excellent work showed in every chapter of this book, are placed at the frontier of knowledge on this subject, thus, this book will be obligated...
Springer, 2015. — 370 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-20421-5. Since last three decades, it’s indeed a big boom in the field of ROS and its role/function in plants. The main purpose of the book is to provide detailed and comprehensive knowledge to the academicians and researchers who are interested in the field of oxidative damage caused by stresses in plants with special reference to the...
Springer. 2015. — 318 p. This book reviews the current state of information on reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and their role in cell communication during plant growth, development and adaptation to stress conditions. It addresses current research advances made in the area of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS) signaling. These free radical molecules are...
CRC Press, 2011. - 377 p. - This volume provides basic information on reactive oxygen species (ROS) and describes the new developments in the action of ROS and the role of antioxidants and the mechanisms that have been developed to scavenge free radical associated cellular damage. It illustrates the chemistry of ROS, ROS signaling, antioxidative defense systems, transgene...
2 edition - Wiley-Blackwell, 2014. – 436 p. ISBN: 3527332308 In contrast to existing books which either focus exclusively on the pharmacological properties of plant natural products or cover the secondary metabolism of plants as one section in general plant science book, this is the first to cover all aspects in one volume. It has all the features of a modern textbook,...
Springer, 2011. — 476 p. — ISBN: 978-94-007-0188-5. Brassinosteroids (BRs) comprise a specific class of low-abundance plant steroids of ubiquitous occurrence in plants. This group of plant steroids includes more than 70 compounds that show structural similarities to insect, animal and human steroid hormones. Molecular genetic analysis of mutants defective in BRs biosynthesis or...
Springer, 2018. — 322 p. — ISBN: 3319913514. After decades of dominance of genetics and genomics, the importance of structural biology is growing exponentially in the field of plant biology. The main objectives of this new book series is to "demystify" structural biology for plant researchers and to provide important insights into the basic molecular mechanisms underlying plant...
Springer, 2018. — 322 p. — ISBN: 3319913514. After decades of dominance of genetics and genomics, the importance of structural biology is growing exponentially in the field of plant biology. The main objectives of this new book series is to "demystify" structural biology for plant researchers and to provide important insights into the basic molecular mechanisms underlying plant...
4th edition. — Academic Press, 2011. — 656 p. A leaf cell consists of several metabolic compartments Vacuoles have multiple functions Plastids have evolved from cyanobacteria The use of energy from sunlight by photosynthesis is the basis of life on earth Photosynthesis is an electron transport process ATP is generated by photosynthesis Mitochondria are the power station of the...
Elsevier. 2005. 647 p. This fully revised translation of the world-renowned German edition covers the complete and modern knowledge of plant biochemistry. The book presents the topic in a concise and simplified manner so that students can digest the message and gain a basic knowledge of the entire field of plant biochemistry, from photosynthesis (the synthesis of natural plant...
Biochemistry of plants. Elsevier Academic Press, 2011 - 622 p. 4th edition. Authors: Hans-Walter Heldt and Birgit Piechulla in cooperation with Fiona Heldt. This fully revised translation of the world-renowned German edition covers the complete and modern knowledge of plant biochemistry. The book presents the topic in a concise and simplified manner so that students can digest...
Woodhead Publishing, 2019. — 573 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-816451-8. This book explores tolerance mechanisms mediated by signaling molecules in plants for achieving sustainability under changing environmental conditions. Including a wide range of potential molecules, from primary to secondary metabolites, the book presents the status and future prospects of the role and regulation of...
Springer, 2019. — 574 p. — ISBN: 978-981-13-6919-3. Phytochemistry is the branch of science that deals with the study of plant-derived chemicals or compounds, which are also known as phytochemicals or plant-derived secondary metabolites. Plants are known to produce phytochemicals that are essential for their growth and reproduction, as they protect them from insects, pathogens,...
Portland: Timber Press. – 2003. – 585 p. Thus, from my varied experiences in research on resin and amber, I saw the need for an up-to-date book because so much disparate information is scattered throughout the literature. I decided that the book should tell the whole story of these fascinating plant substances. Despite the importance of a multidisciplinary approach, and my hope...
Springer, 1999. — 214 p. — (Modern Methods of Plant Analysis. Volume 20). When the handbook Modern Methods of Plant Analysis, was first introduced in 1954, the considerations were: the dependence of scientific progress in biology on the improvement of existing and the introduction of new methods; the difficulty in finding many new analytical methods in specialized journals...
Springer. 2011. — 274 p. Plants cannot move away from their environments. As a result, all plants that have survived to date have evolved sophisticated signaling mechanisms that allow them to perceive, respond, and adapt to constantly changing environmental conditions. Among the many cellular processes that respond to environmental changes, elevation of calcium levels is by far...
Nova Science Publishers, 2012. — 251 p. Biflavonoids comprise a group of the flavonoid family that possess a variety of structures and biological activities of high relevance, such as anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, antioxidant, vasodilator and anticlotting. The chemistry of biflavonoids is very important in many fields of...
Springer, 2017. — 473 p. — (Reference Series in Phytochemistry). — ISBN: 978-3-319-25461-6. Glucosinolates, natural S-glycosides, have attained importance in recent years as new class of secondary metabolites of profound physiological properties. Glucosinolates are present in the 16 families of order Brassicales including Brassicaceae which contains several of daily vegetables...
InTAvE, 2014. — 273 p. — ISBN: 9535112163, 9789535112167 In this book there are 11 chapters related to biological nitrogen fixation, regulation of legume-rhizobium symbiosis, and agriculture and ecology of biological nitrogen fixation, including new models for autoregulation of nodulation in legumes, endophytic nitrogen fixation in sugarcane or forest trees, etc. The book will...
Springer, 2015. — 88 p. G proteins are the key regulators for a wide range of cellular processes in animals and plants. In comparison to animals and yeast, plants have a single Rho-GTPase subfamily called Rho-like GTPases (ROPs). The ROP family of monomeric GTPases has emerged as a versatile and key regulator in plant signal transduction processes. During the past few years’...
Wiley, 2015. — 476 p. The development of phosphorus (P)-efficient crop varieties is urgently needed to reduce agriculture's current over-reliance on expensive, environmentally destructive, non-renewable and inefficient P-containing fertilizers. The sustainable management of P in agriculture necessitates an exploitation of P-adaptive traits that will enhance the P-acquisition...
Academic Press, 2017. — 230 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-803396-8. Regarding the book organization, it has been divided into three parts for an orderly and systematic description of the general analytical methods. Part I (see Chapter 1: Determination of Carbohydrates Metabolism Molecules) focuses on procedures for determining the most relevant carbohydrates and some compounds related to...
Springer, 2015. — 321 p. This book introduces plant metabolomics, an experimental approach that is important in both functional genomics and systems biology. It can be argued that metabolite data is most closely linked to phenotypes and that changes in metabolite content or metabolic networks can therefore indicate gene function more directly than mRNA transcript or protein...
Springer, 2013. — 4285 p. — ISBN: 3642221459. This reference work provides a wealth of information regarding medicinal plants and phytochemicals. It is addressed both to researchers and teachers. The handbook describes phytochemicals, which, by the strictest definition, are chemicals that are produced by plants. During the last decades, more and more groups became actively...
The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016. — 388 p. — (RSC Metallobiology Series 04). — ISBN: 978-1-84973-911-5. Heme peroxidases are widely distributed in biological systems and are involved in a wide range of processes essential for life. This book provides a comprehensive single source of information on the various aspects of heme peroxidase structure, function and mechanism of...
Scrivener Publishing LLC, USA, 2017. — 276 p. — ISBN: 1119184886. Not available anywhere else, this groundbreaking volume presents a novel and unique approach to understand the complex chemical network behind the internal network structure of plants, a valuable tool for students of physics, biological physics, chemistry and biology, but also for sociologists and economists as...
AACC International, Inc., 2009. — 298 p. — ISBN: 1891127705. Cereal grains are complex organs comprising complex mixtures of components, which differ in their distributions between the various tissues and cell types (i.e., starchy endosperm, aleurone layer, embryo, and outer layers). The importance of cereals as sources of minerals (notably selenium, iron, and zinc) and...
Blackwell Publishing, 2005. - 317 p. - Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced during the interaction of metabolism with oxygen. As ROS have the potential to cause oxidative damage by reacting with biomolecules, research on ROS has concentrated on the oxidative damage that results from exposure to environmental stresses and on the role of ROS in defence against pathogens....
Springer-Verlag New York, 2013. — 66 p. — (Springer Briefs in Cell Biology). — ISBN: 978-1-4614-6968-1, 978-1-4614-6967-4. Is red wine good for you? And if so, why? How much? And what are the actual benefits? This addition to the SpringerBriefs in Cell Biology series thoroughly but succinctly answers these questions. It covers the biochemistry, health benefits and therapeutic...
Springer, 2015. — 1196 p. — ISBN: 978-3-642-45409-7 From the Preface: "It was a challenging task to author an adequately balanced textbook which shall capture the essentials and address the leading frontiers, while staying focused within the broader scope of the subject area. During our long postgraduate-level teaching career spanning more than three decades, we felt the unmet...
Springer, 2015. — 473 p. Plants are endowed with innate immune system, which acts as a surveillance system against possible attack by pathogens. Plant innate immune systems have high potential to fight against viral, bacterial, oomycete and fungal pathogens and protect the crop plants against wide range of diseases. However, the innate immune system is a sleeping system in...
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis GroupUSA, 2018. — 483 p. — ISBN10: 1498776159. Much of the biology of oxidative stress and oxidative signalling centres on the generation and handling of hydrogen peroxide. The overall aim for this book would be to provide an insightful and useful forum to assist with the understanding of the relevance of hydrogen peroxide generation and how this is...
New York: Plenum Press, 1996. — 441 p. — (Advances in experimental medicine and biology; v. 405) ISBN13: 978-1-4613-8041-2. Proceedings of the 210th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society Symposium on Saponins: Chemistry and Biological Activity, held August 22 - 25, 1995, in Chicago, Illinois The extraordinary technological advances made in saponin research in recent...
Wiley, 2013. - 434 p. - Molecular Plant Biology Handbook Series. - This is the newest title in the successful Molecular Plant Biology Handbook Series. Just like the other titles in the series this new book presents an excellent overview of different approaches and techniques in Metabolomics. Contributors are either from ivy-league research institutions or from companies...
Springer, 2015. — 292 p. This book focuses on recent advances in our understanding of the signal transduction pathway of ethylene, its interaction with other hormones and its roles in biological processes. It discusses at which point plants could have acquired ethylene signaling from an evolutionary perspective. Ethylene was the first gaseous hormone to be identified and...
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