About this book
This volume provides a broad, contemporary review of plant lipid biology and its applications, drawing on recent advances in cell biology, biochemistry, biophysics, genomics, molecular biology and genetic engineering. It is directed at researchers and professionals in plant biochemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology and genetics, in both the academic and industrial sectors.
Contents
1. The study and utilisation of plant lipids: from margarine to lipid rafts
2. Fatty acid biosynthesis
3. Fatty acid manipulation
4. Membrane lipids
5. Storage lipids
6. Lipid-associated proteins
7. The plant cuticle: formation and structure of epidermal surfaces
8. Inositol-containing lipids - roles in cellular signalling
9. Oxylipins
10. Prenyllipids and their derivatives: Sterols, prenylquinones, carotenoids and terpenoids
11. Non-food lipids
References
Index
Contents
1. The study and utilisation of plant lipids: from margarine to lipid rafts Denis J. Murphy, Biotechnology Unit, School of Applied Sciences, University of Glamorgan, UK 2. Fatty acid biosynthesis John L. Harwood, School of Biosciences, University of Cardiff, UK 3. Fatty acid manipulation David Hildebrand, Keshun Yu, Charles McCracken and Suryadevara S. Rao, Department of Agronomy, Agricultural Science Center, North Lexington, Kentucky, USA 4. Non-food lipids Sevim Z. Erhan, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, Illinois, USA and Atanu Adhvaryu, Chemical Engineering Department, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA 5. Membrane lipids Peter Dormann, Department of Molecular Physiology, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Golm, Germany 6. Storage lipids Randall J. Weselake, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 7. Lipid-associated proteins Denis J. Murphy, Biotechnology Unit, School of Applied Sciences, University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom 8. The plant cuticle: formation and structure of epidermal surfaces L. Kunst and A.L. Samuels, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada and R. Jetter, Department of Chemistry and Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 9. Inositol-containing lipids - roles in cellular signalling Bjorn K. Drobak, Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK 10. Oxylipins Sabine Rosahl, Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle / Saale, Germany and Ivo Feussner, Department for Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-von-Haller Institute for Plant Sciences, Georg-August-University, Gottingen, Germany 11. Prenyllipids and their derivatives: Sterols, prenylquinones, carotenoids and terpenoids Pierre Benveniste, Institut de Biologie Moleculaire des Plantes, Departement Biogenese et Fonctions des Isoprenoides, UPR-CNRS, Strasbourg, France References Index
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