Annual Plant Reviews
Volume 40: Biochemistry of Plant Secondary Metabolism, Annual Plant Reviews 40
Erschienen am
01.05.2010, Auflage: 2. Auflage
Beschreibung
InhaltsangabeIntroduction: biochemistry, role and biotechnology of secondary metabolites. Biochemistry and physiology of alkaloids and betalains. Biosynthesis of cyanogenic glycosides, glucosinolates, and nonprotein amino acids. Biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids and related compounds. Biochemistry of terpenoids: monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, sterols, cardiac glycosides and steroid saponins. Chemotaxonomy in relation to molecular phylogeny of plants. References. Index
Autorenportrait
Professor Michael Wink is based at the Institute for Pharmacy and Molecular Biology at the University of Heidelburg, Germany
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