*Fully updated from first edition
*Includes a wider range of animals
*Covers both farm and companion animals

Amino acid metabolism and nutrition of farm animals continues to be an active area of research. However, since the publication of the first edition, as Amino Acids in Farm Animal Nutrition (1994), there is now a need to take into account advances in the amino acid nutrition of a wider range of animals, including companion animals. In this new edition, the editor has retained chapters imparting strength to the first version, while introducing authors with...

Human health issues relating to amino acids are extremely broad and include metabolic disorders of amino acid metabolism as well as their presence in food and use as supplements. This book covers the biochemistry of amino acid metabolism in the context of health and disease.

This research-level book collates chapters on plant enzymes and metabolism, modulation, molecular aspects,
secondary products, ecology and the environment and mammalian nutrition and toxicology.

It assesses the latest research on plant growth such as tuber development, water use and seed production, covers all aspects of pest management and reviews postharvest issues such as storage, global markets, and of course, nutritional value and flavor.

Amino Acids in Higher Plants has an applied, real-world focus and will be of interest to researchers in plant and...

This book collates and reviews recent advances in the microbial metabolism of amino acids, emphasizing diversity -- in terms of the range of organisms under investigation and their natural ecology -- and the unique features of amino acid metabolism in bacteria, yeasts, fungi, protozoa and nematodes. As well as studying the individual amino acids, including arginine, sulfur amino acids, branched-chain amino acids and aromatic amino acids, a number of themes are explored throughout the work. These include:

* Comparative issues between the metabolism of microbes and those of higher...

This handbook focuses on human disorders and ecotoxicology, as affected by major toxins originally from biology sources and pollutants, and radiation generated spontaneously or as a result of anthropogenic activity. The book explores the cutting edge of research and also indicates the likely direction of future developments.