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Plant metabolism and biotechnology / edited by Hiroshi Ashihara, Alan Crozier, Atsushi Komamine. — Chichester : Wiley, c2011. – (58.8431/P713m) |
Contents
Contents
1 Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Starch and Sugars
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Carbon Partitioning in Mesophyll Cells
1.3 Sucrose Biosynthesis in Source Leaves
1.4 Starch Metabolism in Source Leaves
1.5 Sucrose to Starch Conversion in Storage Organs
1.6 Metabolic Engineering of Carbohydrate Metabolism
1.7 Engineering Soluble Sugars
1.8 Production of Novel Carbohydrates in Transgenic Plants
1.9 Network Analysis of Carbohydrate Metabolism
Acknowledgements
References
2 Lipid Biosynthesis
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Fatty Acid Synthesis
2.3 Fatty Acid Desaturases
2.4 Lipid Signals
2.5 Algae
2.6 Membrane Synthesis
2.7 TAG Biosynthesis
2.8 Genetic Engineering of Oilseed for Industrial Uses
2.9 Plant Oils as a Renewable Resource
Acknowledgements
References
3 Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
3.1 Nitrogen Fixing Organisms and the Nitrogenase System
3.2 Symbiotic Nodule Formation in Legume Plants
3.3 Mutual Interactions between Host Cells and Bacteroids in Legume Nodules
3.4 Molecular Genetic Approaches to the Host Regulation of Nitrogen Fixation
Acknowledgements
References
4 Sulfur Metabolism
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Sulfate Transport
4.3 Sulfate Reduction
4.4 Cysteine Biosynthesis
4.5 Methionine Biosynthesis
4.6 Regulators for Coordination of Sulfur Metabolism
Reference
5 Nucleotide Metabolism
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Pyrimidine Metabolism
5.3 Purine Metabolism
5.4 Pyridine Metabolism
5.5 Biotechnological Approaches
References
6 Purine Alkaloid Metabolism
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Classification of Purine Alkaloids
6.3 Occurrence of Purine Alkaloids
6.4 Biosynthesis of Caffeine
6.5 Catabolism of Caffeine
6.6 Physiological and Ecological Aspects of Purine Alkaloid Metabolism in Plants
6.7 Metabolic Engineering of Caffeine In Planta
References
7 Nicotine Biosynthesis
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Pathways and Enzymes
7.3 Compartmentation and Trafficking
7.4 Gene Regulation
7.5 Metabolic Engineering
7.6 Recent Developments
7.7 Summary
References
8 Terpenoid Biosynthesis
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Terpenoid Diversity
8.3 Mechanistic Aspects of Terpenoid Biogenesis
8.4 Terpene Synthase - Structure， Evolution and Engineering
8.5 Two Distinct Pathways for Isopentenyl Diphosphate (IPP) Biosynthesis
8.6 Subcellular and Cellular Compartmentalisations of Terpenoid Metabolism
8.7 Gene Clusters in Terpenoid Metabolism
8.8 Metabolic Engineering of Terpenoid Metabolism
8.9 Concluding Remarks
References
9 Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Biosynthesis
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Biosynthesis
9.3 Localisation and Transport of Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids and their Biosynthetic Enzymes
9.4 Regulation
9.5 Application to Biotechnology
9.6 Conclusions
References
10 Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloid Biosynthesis
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloid (MIA) Biosynthesis
10.3 MIA Pathway Gene Discovery will be Enhanced by Large-Scale Sequencing and Comparative Analyses
10.4 Developmental and Environmental Regulation of MIA Biosynthesis
10.5 Metabolic Engineering using Enzymes with Altered Substrate Specificity
10.6 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
11 Flavonoid Biosynthesis
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Advances in Molecular Approaches for Flavonoid Biosynthetic Pathway Elucidation
11.3 The Flavonoid Biosynthetic Pathway as it is Today
11.4 Conclusions
References
12 Pigment Biosynthesis I. Anthocyanins
12.1 Introduction
12.2 The Anthocyanin Biosynthetic Pathway
12.3 Glycosylation of Anthocyanidins
12.4 Acylation of Anthocyanin Glycosides
12.5 Transport of Anthocyanins from Cytosol to Vacuoles
12.6 Concluding Remarks
References
13 Pigment Biosynthesis II: Betacyanins and Carotenoids
13.1 Betacyanins
13.2 Carotenoids
13.3 Metabolic Engineering of Carotenoids
14 Metabolomics in Plant Biotechnology
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Analytical Technologies
14.3 Informatics Techniques
14.4 Biotechnological Application
Acknowledgements
References
