An Introduction to Agricultural Biochemistry

by J.M. Chesworth, T. Stuchbury, J.R. Scaife

Overview

Agricultural Biochemistry will provide an introduction to the subject of biochemistry from a perspective that will be particularly applicable to agricultural scientists. It will focus on the chemistry of plant and animal metabolism and the biomolecules that are involved in these pathways and then go on to discuss strategies plants and animals adopt for processing of nutrients, the adaptation of these organisms to environmental conditions and the ways in which new genetic engineering techniques can be used to manipulate growth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780412643903
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	10/31/1997
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

One: The Cell and Cellular Constituents.- 1 Cell structure and function.- 2 Water and solutions.- 3 The carbohydrates.- 4 Fatty acids and lipids.- 5 Amino acids and proteins.- 6 Enzymes.- 7 Purines, pyrimidines and nucleic acids.- 8 Vitamins and minerals.- 9 The composition of agricultural products.- Two: Metabolism.- 10 Glycolysis.- 11 The tricarboxylic acid cycle.- 12 Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation.- 13 Fatty acid oxidation and lipid breakdown.- 14 Breakdown of proteins and the oxidation of amino acids.- 15 The pentose phosphate pathway.- 16 Fermentation pathways.- 17 Photosynthesis.- 18 Gluconeogenesis and carbohydrate synthesis.- 19 Synthesis of fatty acids and lipids.- 20 Synthesis of amino acids.- 21 The synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins.- 22 Compartments, membranes and regulation.- Three: Strategies for Processing of Nutrients in Plants.- 23 Seeds and germination.- 24 Vegetative growth of plants.- 25 Reproductive growth.- 26 Plant nutrition.- 27 Regulation of plant growth and development.- Four: Strategies for Processing of Nutrients in Animals.- 28 Digestion and absorption in ruminants and non-ruminants.- 29 Maintenance.- 30 Regulation and manipulation of growth and development in animals.- 31 Lactation and its manipulation.- 32 Muscle and meat.