Glucosinolates: Volume 80

ISBN-13: 9780081003275 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 364 str.

Stanislav Kopriva

Opis

Glucosinolates, the latest volume in the Advances in Botanical Research series, presents in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in the plant sciences, with this edition focusing on glucosinolates. The individual chapters cover all aspects of glucosinolate research from biosynthesis, degradation, regulation, and ecology, to the mechanisms of their health benefits. The chapters are written by the world leaders of glucosinolate research.

• Provides in-depth, up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences, with this edition focusing on glucosinolates
• Contains commentary by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology, and ecology

Spis treści

1. General Introduction to Glucosinolates B.A. Halkier 2. Complex Environments Interact with Plant Development to Shape Glucosinolate Profiles M. Burow 3. Nonlinear Selection and a Blend of Convergent, Divergent and Parallel Evolution Shapes Natural Variation in Glucosinolates D.J. Kliebenstein and N.I. Cacho 4. Glucosinolate Regulation in a Complex Relationship - MYC and MYB - No One Can Act Without Each Other H. Frerigmann 5. Glucosinolate Synthesis in the Context of Plant Metabolism S. Kopriva and T. Gigolashvili 6. Glucosinolate Breakdown U. Wittstock, E. Kurzbach, A.-M. Herfurth and E.J. Stauber 7. The Function of Glucosinolates and Related Metabolites in Plant Innate Immunity M. Pastorczyk and P. Bednarek 8. Insect Detoxification of Glucosinolates and Their Hydrolysis Products V. Jeschke, J. Gershenzon and D.G. Vassão 9. Health Benefits of Glucosinolates M.H. Traka 10. Glucosinolates - the Agricultural Story E. Schnug and S. Haneklaus

O autorze

Prof. Dr. Stanislav Kopriva holds the Chair of Plant Biochemistry at Botanical Institute of the University of Cologne and is a deputy speaker of the Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS).