Plant Amino Acids: Biochemistry and BiotechnologyCovers the basic knowledge of the regulation of biosynthesis of various amino acids in plants and the application of this knowledge to the discovery of novel inhibitors of amino acid biosynthesis and for enhancing the nutritional value of plant products. Provides an exhaustive list of pathway inhibitors. |
Contents
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The Enzymes of Glutamine Glutamate Asparagine and Aspartate Metabolism | 49 |
Serine and Glycine Metabolism in Higher Plants | 111 |
The Shikimate Pathway | 147 |
The Biosynthesis of Tryptophan Tyrosine and Phenylalanine from Chorismate | 171 |
Lysine Threonine and Methionine Biosynthesis | 205 |
Biosynthesis of Valine Leucine and Isoleucine | 227 |
Regulation of Proline and Arginine Biosynthesis in Plants | 249 |
Inhibitors or Tryptophan Phenylalanine and Tyrosine Biosynthesis as Herbicides | 357 |
Inhibitors of Valine Leucine and Isoleucine Biosynthesis | 385 |
Inhibitors or Histidine Biosynthesis | 417 |
Inhibitors or Glutamine Biosynthesis | 445 |
Crops Modified To Resist Amino Acid Biosynthesis Inhibitors | 465 |
Enhancing the Content of the Essential Amino Acids Lysine and Threonine in Plants | 487 |
Methionine Enhancement in Plants | 509 |
Glucosinolates | 523 |
Biosynthesis of Cysteine | 267 |
Histidine Biosynthesis | 293 |
Amino Acid Transport | 305 |
Role or Amino Acids in Abiotic Stress Resistance | 319 |
Biosynthesis or Cyanogenic Glycosides Cyanolipids and Related Compounds | 563 |
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