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R. VERPOORTE Division of Pharmacognosy, section Metabolomics, IBL, Leiden University PO Box 9502, 2300RA Leiden, The Netherlands, Email: VERPOORT@LACDR.LeidenUniv.NL In the past years the interest in plant secondary has increased rapidly. Three major reasons can be mentioned for this. First because plants are a major source for the production of medicines and the development of novel medicines; second because plants contain health promoting secondary metabolites, third because of the interest in the resistance of plants against pests and diseases in which the secondary metabolism plays a crucial role. Seven years ago we edited a book (Verpoorte and Alfermann 2000) on the engineering of plant secondary metabolism. A general overview was given of plant secondary metabolism, and the strategies one could envisage for engineering plant secondary metabolite pathways. Furthermore, a number of examples were presented describing the state-of-the-art of engineering plant secondary metabolism. Now we have again compiled a series of papers on the engineering of plant metabolism.

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Author:   R. Verpoorte ,  A.W. Alfermann ,  T.S. Johnson
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.545kg
ISBN:  

9789048175109

ISBN 10:   9048175100
Pages:   332
Publication Date:   19 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Biosynthesis of Plant Natural Products and Characterization of Plant Biosynthetic Pathways in Recombinant Microorganisms.- Plant Molecular Farming: Host Systems, Technology and Products.- Plastid Pathways.- Metabolic Engineering of the Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Plants: Functional Genomics Approaches.- Polyamine Biosynthetic Pathway: A Potential Target for Enhancing Alkaloid Production.- Metabolic Engineering in Alkaloid Biosynthesis: Case Studies in Tyrosine- and Putrescine-Derived Alkaloids.- Application of Metabolic Engineering to Vanillin Biosynthetic Pathways in Vanilla Planifolia.- Pathway Engineering of the Plant Vitamin C Metabolic Network.- Metabolic Engineering of Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Plants.- Metabolic Engineering of Seed Oil Biosynthetic Pathways for Human Health.- Metabolic Engineering in Sugarcane: Assisting the Transition to a Bio-based Economy.- Single-chain Fv Antibody Stimulates Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in Plants.- Metabolic Engineering of Sulfur Assimilation in Plants.- Approaches to Quality Plant Based Medicine: Significance of Chemical Profiling.

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From the reviews: Impressive progress has been made in this rapidly growing area of second generation biotechnology. ... is an updated comprehensive reference on the applications of plant metabolic engineering. ... This book will prove useful for researchers and professionals alike who are into the field of plant metabolic engineering. It must be emphasized that each chapter in the book is well referenced with current literature, which highlights the task of ending a book in this ever-expanding field ... . The authors have done a commendable job. (C. Jayabaskaran, Current Science, Vol. 93 (12), 2007)

From the reviews: Impressive progress has been made in this rapidly growing area of second generation biotechnology. ! is an updated comprehensive reference on the applications of plant metabolic engineering. ! This book will prove useful for researchers and professionals alike who are into the field of plant metabolic engineering. It must be emphasized that each chapter in the book is well referenced with current literature, which highlights the task of ending a book in this ever-expanding field ! . The authors have done a commendable job. (C. Jayabaskaran, Current Science, Vol. 93 (12), 2007)

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