Overview
- Provides an easily accessible reference source of strategies for engineering plant secondary metabolic pathways
- Details the methods to introduce, manipulate, up and down regulate, and evaluate the expression of plant metabolism genes in both homologous and heterologous systems
- Supplies practical knowledge toestablish viable systems for the demand of natural products as pharmaceuticals, food additives, nutraceuticals, and special chemicals
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 643)
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About this book
Plants have evolved an amazing array of metabolic pathways leading to molecules capable of responding promptly and effectively to stress situations imposed by biotic and abiotic factors, some of which supply the ever-growing needs of humankind for natural chemicals, such as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, agrochemicals, food and chemical additives, biofuels, and biomass. In Plant Secondary Metabolism Engineering: Methods and Applications, expert researchers provide detailed practical information on some of the most important methods employed in the engineering of plant secondary metabolism pathways and in the acquisition of essential knowledge in performing this activity, including the significant advances and emerging strategies. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and cutting-edge, Plant Secondary Metabolism Engineering: Methods and Applications will aid scientists engaged in the challenging task of modifying some of the most intricate products of plant evolution and support their efforts directed toward the vital goal of sustainable natural chemicals.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Plant Secondary Metabolism Engineering
Book Subtitle: Methods and Applications
Editors: Arthur Germano Fett-Neto
Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-723-5
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Springer Protocols
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-60761-722-8Published: 06 May 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5735-4Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-60761-723-5Published: 16 June 2010
Series ISSN: 1064-3745
Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 339
Topics: Biotechnology, Plant Sciences, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Gene Expression