Biosynthesis of Vitamins in Plants Part B: Vitamins B6, B8, B9, C, E, K

by Fabrice Rebeille (Editor), Roland Douce (Editor)

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Edited by Jean-Claude Kader and Michel Delseny and supported by an international Editorial Board, Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. The series features a wide range of reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and ecology. This eclectic volume features reviews on cutting-edge topics of interest to postgraduates and researchers alike. - Publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences - The series features a wide range of reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and ecology - Reviews cutting-edge topics of interest to postgraduates and researchers alike

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780123858542
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	09/12/2011
Series:	Advances in Botanical Research , #59
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	337
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Fabrice Rébeillé is a research director at the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Grenoble, France, in the laboratory of Physiologie Cellulaire Végétale. He graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy of Grenoble in 1978 and completed a PhD in 1983. He was recruited by the CEA in 1983. In 1984-1985 he joined as a post-doc fellow the Marshall D. Hatch laboratory at CSIRO, Canberra, Australia. From 1995 to 2000, he was Professor of biochemistry at the University of Grenoble. His domains of expertise are about plant cell metabolism, including respiration, photosynthesis and photorespiration, biosynthesis of vitamins and more recently lipid metabolism.

Table of Contents

Series Page Contributors to Volume 59 Preface Vitamins: a plant affair Contents of volumes 35-58 Vitamin B6 in Plants: More Than Meets the Eye I. Introduction II. Biological Functions and Requirements III. Distribution IV. Biosynthesis and Cellular Location of the Pathways V. Regulation, Turnover and Catabolism VI. Impact of the Vitamin on Plant Physiology and Development VII. Comparison with Other Autotrophic Non-Plant Organisms VIII. Engineering the Pathway for Nutritional Enhancement IX. Conclusions Biotin (Vitamin B8) Synthesis in Plants I. Introduction II. The Biosynthetic Pathway III. Protein Biotinylation IV. Concluding Remarks Metabolism of Folates in Plants I. Folates Structure II. Biological Functions of Folates: C1-Metabolism and Beyond III. Folate Synthesis, Turnover and Homeostasis in Plants IV. Folate Synthesis in Other Autotrophs V. Physiology of Folate in Human Health and Disease VI. Folate Biofortification in Plants Vitamin C: The Metabolism and Functions of Ascorbic Acid in Plants I. Introduction II. Ascorbate Biosynthesis: The D-Mannose/L-Galactose (Man/L-Gal) Pathway III. Are There Multiple Pathways for Ascorbate Biosynthesis? IV. The Control of Ascorbate Biosynthesis and Pathway Engineering V. Ascorbate Catabolism VI. Ascorbate Transport and Subcellular Compartmentation VII. Ascorbate Conjugates VIII. The Redox Reactions of Ascorbate IX. The Functions of Ascorbate X. Conclusions Vitamin E I. A Brief History of Vitamin E Research II. Structure and Chemistry of Tocochromanols and Vitamin E III. Tocochromanol Distribution in Plant Tissues and Foods IV. Vitamin E Requirement in Humans and Biological Functions V. The Tocochromanol Pathway in Photosynthetic Organisms VI. Biochemical Genomics Enabled the Cloning of Tocochromanol Pathway Enzymes VII. Engineering Multiple Steps of the Pathway and Application to Agricultural Crops VIII. Potential for Breeding Plants with Improved Vitamin E Content IX. Progress in Elucidating Tocochromanol Functions in Photosynthetic Organisms Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone): Function, Enzymes and Genes I. Introduction II. Structure and Chemistry of Vitamin K III. Biochemical Roles of Vitamin K IV. Detection and Distribution of Phylloquinone in Plants V. Phylloquinone Biosynthesis in Plants VI. Evolution of Naphthoquinone Biosynthesis in Photosynthetic Eukaryotes VII. Phylloquinone Turnover VIII. Engineering of Phylloquinone in Plants IX. Concluding Remarks Author Index Subject Index Biosynthesis of Vitamins in Plants Part B Biosynthesis of Vitamins in Plants Part B Fabrice Rébeillé Roland Douce ISSN 0065-2296 Volume 59 • Number Suppl C • 2011

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