Download or read book Society for Experimental Biology Seminar Series Volume 12 Biology of the Chemotectic Response written by J. M. Lackie and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1981-12-31 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oxygen Transport in Biological Systems written by S. Egginton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-11-12 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative and stimulating review of theoretical and methodological developments in the area of oxygen transport.
Download or read book Inducible Plant Proteins written by John L. Wray and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-07-23 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plants are able to respond and adapt to changing environmental and endogenous signals by the induction of the synthesis of specific proteins, acting to modify cellular metabolism. Environmental signals include temperature, anaerobiosis and pathogen attack amongst others, whilst endogenous signals include changes in the level of plant growth regulators. In this 1992 text, leading researchers discuss the role that inducible proteins play in cellular metabolism, and the approaches being used to delineate the molecular events leading to their synthesis. Chapters discuss molecular approaches to the study of gene expression, the identification and characterisation of trans-acting transcription factors and attempts to dissect other parts of the signal transduction pathway by the search for pathway mutants. This review volume will be of great value and interest to final year undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in the fields of plant biochemistry and molecular biology.
Download or read book Amino Acids and Their Derivatives in Higher Plants written by R. M. Wallsgrove and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-01-26 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 150 years scientists at the Rothamsted Experimental Station have studied aspects of plant nitrogen nutrition and amino acid biosynthesis. This book is the result of a meeting held to mark this century and a half of work there. The papers look at the significant progress in understanding the biochemistry of amino acids recently achieved, in the light of this history of research. Leading researchers from around the world have contributed authoritative chapters on protein amino acids, non-protein amino acids, betaines, glutathione, polyamines and other secondary metabolites derived from amino acids. As well as being essential in some animals' nutrition, these compounds can have important roles in defending against herbivores, insects and disease. An understanding of these compounds can help in devising better crop protection and production methods.
Download or read book New Insights in Vertebrate Kidney Function written by Judith Anne Brown and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-04-22 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important collection of reviews summarising our current understanding of the working of the vertebrate kidney.
Download or read book Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Plant Reproduction written by Rod J. Scott and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-11-24 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molecular aspects of flower morphogenesis for researchers and students from SEB Seminar. The book will appeal to students and researchers in floral physiology.
Download or read book Plant Organelles written by Alyson K. Tobin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-10-15 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive review of current research on the interaction of plant organelles in photosynthesis, photorespiration, substrate and protein transport, respiration, lipid metabolism and organelle biogenesis.
Download or read book Perspectives in Plant Cell Recognition written by J. A. Callow and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-08-13 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 1992 review of advances in understanding the cellular, molecular and genetic mechanisms governing cell-cell interactions in plants.
Download or read book Feeding and the Texture of Food written by Julian F. V. Vincent and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-10-24 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The texture of food and the feeding adaptions of various animals are investigated with the intention of enabling the food industry to produce more appetising foodstuffs.
Download or read book Endocytosis Exocytosis and Vesicle Traffic in Plants written by C. R. Hawes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-11-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transport of macromolecules in membrane bounded vesicles is a fundamental process of all eukaryotic cells. The paths taken by this vesicular traffic have been intensively researched in animal cells but are less well characterised in plant cells. Nevertheless, with the development of and combination of techniques in biochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology, progress in the study of plant vesicle traffic has been achieved in recent years. This book attempts to highlight the recent advances made and to explore avenues for future research. The book opens with a general overview of vesicular traffic both in animal and plant cells. This is followed by a more detailed consideration of higher plant coated vesicles, endocytosis, exocytosis and mechanisms of vesicle traffic and transport in cells. The biochemistry, cell biology and molecular biology of each is considered and particular attention is given to those specialised cell systems in which vesicle traffic is of particular importance. This book brings together expertise from a wide range of research disciplines involved in the study of vesicle traffic in plants, and, as such, provides a unique synthesis from which the research can move forward. It will be of general interest to those involved in the study of vesicle traffic in both plant and animal cells.
Download or read book Fruit and Seed Production written by C. Marshall and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-04-30 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flowering and fruiting are key processes in the biology of higher plants, ensuring the transfer of genetic material from one generation to the next. In addition, as almost all of the world's agricultural and horticultural industries depend on the production of flowers, fruits and seeds, the study of the reproductive biology of cultivated plants is of fundamental importance to humankind. Surprisingly, therefore, this topic has received relatively little attention from environmental physiologists compared with studies on the growth and development of vegetative structures. This book, based on a meeting held by the Environmental Physiology Group of the Society of Experimental Biology, sets out to correct this deficiency. The topic is given a broad and comprehensive treatment, with chapters covering the onset of flowering through to the development and growth of fruits and seeds, and finally to ecological and evolutionary aspects of fruiting. This volume will therefore serve as a useful introduction to the various aspects of flowering and fruiting and will also provide a thorough general overview of the subject for students and researchers alike.
Download or read book Plant Canopies written by Society for Experimental Biology (Great Britain). Meeting and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a synthesis of current knowledge about the growth, development and functioning of plant canopies.
Download or read book In Situ Hybridisation written by N. Harris and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990-08-31 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editors of this book have brought together contributions from leaders in the application of "in situ" hybridization and guide the reader through the various options and variations of the technique.
Download or read book Neurohormones in Invertebrates written by M. C. Thorndyke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1988-10-20 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a particularly timely survey of invertebrate peptide hormones. Interest in invertebrate peptide hormones has focused upon two important and related aspects, both of which are fully covered in this volume. As such, it should have a broad appeal to scientists from a number of disciplines.
Download or read book Compartmentation of Plant Metabolism in Non Photosynthetic Tissues written by M. J. Emes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-02-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the most important plant crop products, including oils, starch and protein, are produced in non-photosynthetic tissues such as seeds, roots and tubers. Unlike the situation found in leaves, metabolism in these tissues is not necessarily dominated by plastidial activities, and the provision of energy for biosynthetic processes is therefore different from that in green cells. In this book, leading researchers in the field present a fine overview of the latest thinking on the organisation of metabolism in such organs and the development of the cellular compartments responsible for the synthesis of important crop products. Graduate students as well as researchers in the field of plant biochemistry will find this book of great interest.
Download or read book Plant Growth written by J. R. Porter and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1991-07-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concepts of nutrition in relation to cellular process and environment; Nutrient compartmentation in cells and its relevance to the nutrition of the whole plant; Nutrients and photosynthesis: iron and phosphorus as case studies; The comparative ecophysiology of plant nitrogen metabolism; Concepts of nutritional and environmental interactions determining plant productivity; Plant-soil relationship: acquisition of mineral nutrients by roots from soils; Ecophysiological aspects of nutrition; Strategies for optimising growth in response to nutrient supply; Pollution, nutrition and plant function; The role of nitrogen in yeld formation and achievement of quality standards in cereals; nutrition, environment and plant ecology: an overview.
Download or read book Herbicides and Plant Metabolism written by A. D. Dodge and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A review of the most important areas of the biochemistry of herbicide action. The introductory chapter begins with the field of herbicide discovery, followed by chapters dealing with the herbicidal inhibition of photosynthesis, carotenoid biosynthesis, lipid biosynthesis, and amino acid biosynthesis. The metabolism of herbicides is discussed with particular reference to the formation of toxic components from non-toxic chemicals, and also the inactivation of toxic chemicals as a basis for selectivity. The final chapters are concerned with mechanisms of herbicide resistance in plants and the possibility of transferring resistance to susceptible crops. A glossary of the most important herbicidal chemicals mentioned in the text is included.
