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Author:   R. Verpoorte ,  A. Wilhelm Alfermann
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2000 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.320kg
ISBN:  

9780792363606

ISBN 10:   0792363604
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   30 November 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Plant secondary metabolism.- 2 General strategies.- 3 Agrobacterium, a natural metabolic engineer of plants.- 4 Particle gun methodology as a tool in metabolic engineering.- 5 Modulation of plant function and plant pathogens by antibody expression.- 6 Transcriptional regulators to modify secondary metabolism.- 7 Plant colour and fragrance.- 8 Metabolic engineering of condensed tannins and other phenolic pathways in forage and fodder crops.- 9 Metabolic engineering of crops with the tryptophan decarboxylase of Catharanthus roseus.- 10 Metabolic engineering of enzymes diverting amino acids into secondary metabolism.- 11 Modification of plant secondary metabolism by genetic engineering.- 12 Expression of the bacterial UBIC gene opens a new biosynthetic pathway in plants.- 13 Regulation of tropane alkaloid metabolism in plants an plant cell cultures.

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'The book can be recommended to anyone wishing to start manipulation of secondary plant metabolism.' Journal of Plant Physiology, 158:7 (2000) 'The book is a wonderful up-to-date comprehensive overview of the plant secondary metabolites field and will be very useful for plant biotechnologists. Moreover, this review is also suitable fo students and more generally for a broader readership.' Plant Science, 161:201(2001)P

The book can be recommended to anyone wishing to start manipulation of secondary plant metabolism.' Journal of Plant Physiology, 158: 7 (2000) The book is a wonderful up-to-date comprehensive overview of the plant secondary metabolites field and will be very useful for plant biotechnologists. Moreover, this review is also suitable fo students and more generally for a broader readership.' Plant Science, 161: 201(2001)P

'The book can be recommended to anyone wishing to start manipulation of secondary plant metabolism.' Journal of Plant Physiology, 158:7 (2000) 'The book is a wonderful up-to-date comprehensive overview of the plant secondary metabolites field and will be very useful for plant biotechnologists. Moreover, this review is also suitable fo students and more generally for a broader readership.' Plant Science, 161:201(2001)P

`The book can be recommended to anyone wishing to start manipulation of secondary plant metabolism.' Journal of Plant Physiology, 158:7 (2000) `The book is a wonderful up-to-date comprehensive overview of the plant secondary metabolites field and will be very useful for plant biotechnologists. Moreover, this review is also suitable fo students and more generally for a broader readership.' Plant Science, 161:201(2001)P

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