Plant Nitrogen Metabolism

ISBN-13: 9781461281061 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 474 str.

Jonathan E. Poulton; John T. Romeo;Eric E. Conn

Opis

This volume is based on papers presented by invited speakers at a symposium entitled "Plant Nitrogen Metabolism" held in conjunction with the 28th Annual Meeting of the Phytochemical Society of North America. The meeting took place on the campus of the University of Iowa at Iowa City during June 26-30, 1988, and attracted 110 participants from 11 countries. The goal of the symposium was to trace the pathway by which nitrogen passes from soil and atmosphere into both primary and secondary nitrogenous metabolites, focusing upon areas which were felt to be most rapidly expanding. From nodulines (nodule specific proteins) and GS/GOGAT mutants to sugar mimics (polyhydroxyalkaloids) and herbicide inhibitors of amino acid metabolism, research in nitrogen metabolism has expanded into areas barely envisioned only a few years ago. Both the nitrogen specialist and the general plant biochemist will be pleased by the range of topics covered here. Following an overview in Chapter 1 of plant nitrogen metabolism, the remaining chapters are loosely organized into three groups. Chapters 2-6 deal primarily with the biochemistry and molecular biology of nitrogen assimilation and transport, Chapters 7-9 with amino acid metabolism, and Chapters 10-12 with secondary metabolites.

Spis treści

1. An Overview of Nitrogen Metabolism in Higher Plants.- 2. Plant Genes Involved in Carbon and Nitrogen Assimilation in Root Nodules.- 3. Synthesis, Transport, and Utilization of Products of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation.- 4. Genetics and Molecular Biology of Higher Plant Nitrate Reductases.- 5. The Use of Mutants Lacking Glutamine Synthetase and Glutamate Synthase to Study Their Role in Plant Nitrogen Metabolism.- 6. Assimilation of Ammonia by Glutamate Dehydrogenase?.- 7. Sites of Action of Herbicides in Amino Acid Metabolism: Primary and Secondary Physiological Effects.- 8. Metabolism of 1-Aminocyclopropane—1—Carboxylic Acid in Relation to Ethylene Biosynthesis.- 9. Molecular Aspects of Storage Protein and Starch Synthesis in Wheat and Rice Seeds.- 10. Primary and Secondary Metabolism of Polyamines in Plants.- 11. Castanospermine, Swainsonine and Related Polyhydroxy Alkaloids: Structure, Distribution and Biological Activity.- 12. Biosynthesis of Alkaloids Using Plant Cell Cultures.