Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 22, Control of Primary Metabolism in PlantsISBN: 978-1-4051-3096-7
Hardcover
412 pages
June 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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The ability to control the rates of metabolic processes in response
to changes in the internal or external environment is an
indispensable attribute of living cells that must have arisen with
life’s origin. This adaptability is necessary for conserving
the stability of the intracellular environment which is, in turn,
essential for maintaining an efficient functional state. The advent
of genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics has revolutionised the
study of plant development and is now having a significant impact
on the study of plant metabolism and its control. In the last few
years, significant advances have been made, with the elucidation of
enzyme gene families and the identification of new proteinaceous
and allosteric regulators.
The first part of this volume is devoted to generic aspects of metabolic control, with chapters on the key control points in pathways. Part Two considers the control of specific pathways, with detailed descriptions (including structures) and discussions of the regulation of these pathways, particularly in terms of the enzymology. The book is directed at researchers and professionals in plant biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology and cell biology.