The Structure, Biosynthesis, and Degradation of Wood

ISBN-13: 9781461588757 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 527 str.

F. Loewus

Opis

Forest trees constitute one of the major resources of the world and their utilization, either for structural purposes or for the materials which they yield, dates back to antiquity. Over the centuries, the exploitation of this resource has become progressively more sophisticated, and, in many parts of the world has led to the development of highly complex forest-based industries. The research and development work which led to these industrial uses fostered the formation of numerous technical societies and associations, which, through their meetings and publi cations, have facilitated communication and the exchange of ideas. Over the years, there have been numerous symposia devoted to wood and the many facets of its properties and utilization. However, rarely has the emphasis in such symposia been placed upon the living tree and the changes which it undergoes in relation to its ultimate utilization. Hence the Phytochemical Society of North America arranged the symposium, "The Structure, Biosynthesis, and Degradation of Wood," held at the University of British Columbia in August, 1976. the contributions to which form the basis of the present volume."

Spis treści

1. Wood Ultrastructure in Relation to Chemical Composition.- 2. The Biosynthesis of Cellulose and Other Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharides.- 3. Structure, Biosynthesis, and Significance of Cell Wall Glycoproteins.- 4. Degradation Products of Protolignin and the Structure of Lignin.- 5. Biosynthesis of Lignin and Related Monomers.- 6. Lipid Polymers and Associated Phenols, Their Chemistry, Biosynthesis and Role in Pathogenesis.- 7. Secondary Changes in Wood.- 8. Degradation of Polymeric Carbohydrates by Microbial Enzymes.- 9. Advances in Understanding the Microbiological Degradation of Lignin.- 10. The Non-specific Nature of Defense in Bark and Wood During Wounding, Insect and Pathogen Attack.- 11. Utilization of Chemicals from Wood: Retrospect and Prospect.- Species Index.