Applications of Plant Metabolic Engineering

Written by leading international experts in the field of plant metabolic engineering, this book discusses, mainly, applications of plant metabolic engineering. Metabolic engineering, which is part of second generation biotechnology, has made several contributions at basic level as well as at concept...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Verpoorte, R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Alfermann, A.W. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Johnson, T.S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6031-1
Table of Contents:
  • Biosynthesis of Plant Natural Products and Characterization of Plant Biosynthetic Pathways in Recombinant Microorganisms
  • Plant Molecular Farming: Host Systems, Technology and Products
  • Plastid Pathways
  • Metabolic Engineering of the Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Plants: Functional Genomics Approaches
  • Polyamine Biosynthetic Pathway: A Potential Target for Enhancing Alkaloid Production
  • Metabolic Engineering in Alkaloid Biosynthesis: Case Studies in Tyrosine- and Putrescine-Derived Alkaloids
  • Application of Metabolic Engineering to Vanillin Biosynthetic Pathways in Vanilla Planifolia
  • Pathway Engineering of the Plant Vitamin C Metabolic Network
  • Metabolic Engineering of Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Plants
  • Metabolic Engineering of Seed Oil Biosynthetic Pathways for Human Health
  • Metabolic Engineering in Sugarcane: Assisting the Transition to a Bio-based Economy
  • Single-chain Fv Antibody Stimulates Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in Plants
  • Metabolic Engineering of Sulfur Assimilation in Plants
  • Approaches to Quality Plant Based Medicine: Significance of Chemical Profiling.