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Applications of Plant Metabolic Engineering

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  1. R. Verpoorte

    1. Leiden University, The Netherlands

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  2. A.W. Alfermann

    1. Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany

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  3. T.S. Johnson

    1. Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd, Navi Mumbai, India

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXI
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  2. Biosynthesis of Plant Natural Products and Characterization of Plant Biosynthetic Pathways in Recombinant Microorganisms

    • Erin K. Marasco, Claudia Schmidt-Dannert
    Pages 1-43

  3. Plant Molecular Farming: Host Systems, Technology and Products

    • G.B. Sunil Kumar, T.R. Ganapathi, L. Srinivas, V.A. Bapat
    Pages 45-77

  4. Plastid Pathways

    • Tracey Ruhlman, Henry Daniell
    Pages 79-108

  5. Metabolic Engineering of the Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Plants: Functional Genomics Approaches

    • Kirsi-Marja Oksman-Caldentey, Suvi T. Häkkinen, Heiko Rischer
    Pages 109-127

  6. Polyamine Biosynthetic Pathway: A Potential Target for Enhancing Alkaloid Production

    • Esha Bhattacharya, M. V. Rajam
    Pages 129-143

  7. Metabolic Engineering in Alkaloid Biosynthesis: Case Studies in Tyrosine- and Putrescine-Derived Alkaloids

    • Fumihiko Sato, Koji Inai, Takashi Hashimoto
    Pages 145-173

  8. Application of Metabolic Engineering to Vanillin Biosynthetic Pathways in Vanilla Planifolia

    • Daphna Havkin-Frenkel, Faith C. Belanger
    Pages 175-196

  9. Pathway Engineering of the Plant Vitamin C Metabolic Network

    • Argelia Lorence, Craig L. Nessler
    Pages 197-217

  10. Metabolic Engineering of Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Plants

    • Joost Lücker, Harro J. Bouwmeester, Asaph Aharoni
    Pages 219-236

  11. Metabolic Engineering of Seed Oil Biosynthetic Pathways for Human Health

    • Howard G. Damude, Anthony J. Kinney
    Pages 237-247

  12. Metabolic Engineering in Sugarcane: Assisting the Transition to a Bio-based Economy

    • Robert G. Birch
    Pages 249-281

  13. Single-chain Fv Antibody Stimulates Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in Plants

    • Waraporn Putalun, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yukihiro Shoyama
    Pages 283-295

  14. Metabolic Engineering of Sulfur Assimilation in Plants

    • Masaaki Noji, Kazuki Saito
    Pages 297-309

  15. Approaches to Quality Plant Based Medicine: Significance of Chemical Profiling

    • Praveen K. Saxena, Ian B. Cole, Susan J. Murch
    Pages 311-330

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 331-332
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R. VERPOORTE Division of Pharmacognosy, section Metabolomics, IBL, Leiden University PO Box 9502, 2300RA Leiden, The Netherlands, Email: VERPOORT@LACDR.LeidenUniv.NL In the past years the interest in plant secondary has increased rapidly. Three major reasons can be mentioned for this. First because plants are a major source for the production of medicines and the development of novel medicines; second because plants contain health promoting secondary metabolites, third because of the interest in the resistance of plants against pests and diseases in which the secondary metabolism plays a crucial role. Seven years ago we edited a book (Verpoorte and Alfermann 2000) on the engineering of plant secondary metabolism. A general overview was given of plant secondary metabolism, and the strategies one could envisage for engineering plant secondary metabolite pathways. Furthermore, a number of examples were presented describing the state-of-the-art of engineering plant secondary metabolism. Now we have again compiled a series of papers on the engineering of plant metabolism.

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"Impressive progress has been made in this rapidly growing area of second generation biotechnology. … is an updated comprehensive reference on the applications of plant metabolic engineering. … This book will prove useful for researchers and professionals alike who are into the field of plant metabolic engineering. It must be emphasized that each chapter in the book is well referenced with current literature, which highlights the task of ending a book in this ever-expanding field … . The authors have done a commendable job." (C. Jayabaskaran, Current Science, Vol. 93 (12), 2007)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Leiden University, The Netherlands

    R. Verpoorte

  • Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany

    A.W. Alfermann

  • Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd, Navi Mumbai, India

    T.S. Johnson

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