Seed Storage Compounds Biosynthesis, Interactions and Manipulations |
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| Editor:
| Shrewry, Peter R.
Stobart, Keith |
| Series title: | Proceedings of the Phytochemical Society of Europe Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-857768-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1993 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $176.32 |
Book Description:
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Seeds are the major plant organs harvested by man, providing protein, oil and starch for food, for animal feed and for industry. These three groups of storage compounds therefore have immense economic importance. The book presents the most up-to-date account of their structure, biosynthesis, and mode of deposition within the seed. It also discusses their interactions, and the mechanisms by which the plant may regulate the partitioning of carbon into lipid or starch.Finally it discusses...
More DescriptionSeeds are the major plant organs harvested by man, providing protein, oil and starch for food, for animal feed and for industry. These three groups of storage compounds therefore have immense economic importance. The book presents the most up-to-date account of their structure, biosynthesis, and mode of deposition within the seed. It also discusses their interactions, and the mechanisms by which the plant may regulate the partitioning of carbon into lipid or starch.Finally it discusses opportunities for the genetic engineering of plants either to manipulate the structures of the major seed storage compounds, or to produce novel products.