Annual Plant Reviews, Biochemistry of Plant Secondary Metabolism (Volume 40, 2)

January 22, 2012

Annual Plant Reviews, Biochemistry of Plant Secondary Metabolism (Volume 40, 2)

This brand new Annual Plant Reviews volume is the second edition of the highly successful and well-received Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 2.

This exciting new volume provides an up-to-date survey of the biochemistry and physiology of plant secondary metabolism. The volume commences with an overview of the biochemistry, physiology and function of secondary metabolism, followed by detailed reviews of the major groups of secondary metabolites: alkaloids and betalains, cyanogenic glucosides, glucosinolates and nonprotein amino acids, phenyl propanoids and related phenolics, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides and saponins. A final chapter discusses the evolution of secondary metabolism.
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Annual Plant Reviews, Functions and Biotechnology of Plant Secondary Metabolites (Volume 39, 2)

January 21, 2012

Annual Plant Reviews, Functions and Biotechnology of Plant Secondary Metabolites (Volume 39, 2)

This important volume commences with an overview of the modes of action of defensive secondary metabolites, followed by detailed surveys of chemical defense in marine ecosystems, the biochemistry of induced defense, plant-microbe interactions and medical applications. A chapter is also included covering biotechnological aspects of producing valuable secondary metabolites in plant cell and organ cultures. This is a comprehensive and fully updated new edition, edited by Professor Michael Wink and including contributions from many internationally acknowledged experts in the field.