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Plant Carbohydrates I

Intracellular Carbohydrates

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  • © 1982

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Editors:
  1. Frank A. Loewus

    1. Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, USA

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  2. Widmar Tanner

    1. Institut für Botanik, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology (PLANT, volume 13 / A)

Part of the book sub series: Plant Carbohydrates (921)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
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  2. Monomeric and Oligomeric Sugars and Sugar Derivatives — Occurrence, Metabolism, Function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Aldo (and Keto) Hexoses and Uronic Acids

      • D. S. Feingold
      Pages 3-76

    3. Polyhydroxy Acids: Relation to Hexose Phosphate Metabolism

      • J. E. Gander
      Pages 77-102

    4. Amino Sugars— Plants and Fungi

      • L. Beevers
      Pages 103-123

    5. Branched-Chain Sugars

      • E. Beck
      Pages 124-157

    6. Sugar Alcohols

      • R. L. Bieleski
      Pages 158-192

    7. Cyclitols

      • F. A. Loewus, D. B. Dickinson
      Pages 193-216

    8. Sucrose and Other Disaccharides

      • G. Avigad
      Pages 217-347

    9. Oligosaccharides Based on Sucrose (Sucrosyl Oligosaccharides)

      • O. Kandler, H. Hopf
      Pages 348-383

    10. Glycosylation of Heterosides (Glycosides)

      • G. Franz
      Pages 384-393

  3. Macromolecular Carbohydrates — Occurrence, Metabolism, Function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 395-395
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    2. Biosynthesis of Starch and Its Regulation

      • J. Preiss
      Pages 397-417

    3. Reserve Polysaccharides Other Than Starch in Higher Plants

      • H. Meier, J. S. G. Reid
      Pages 418-471

    4. Reserve Carbohydrates of Algae, Fungi, and Lichens

      • D. J. Manners, R. J. Sturgeon
      Pages 472-514

    5. Plant Glycoproteins

      • R. R. Selvendran, M. A. O’Neill
      Pages 515-583

    6. Membrane Glycoproteins

      • D. J. Bowles
      Pages 584-600

    7. Glycolipids and Other Glycosides

      • A. D. Elbein
      Pages 601-612

    8. Steryl Glycosides

      • M. Axelos, C. Péaud-Lenoël
      Pages 613-631

  4. Physiological Processes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 633-633
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About this book

The essential features of constitution, configuration, and conformation in carbo­ hydrate chemistry, so well established in the . first half of this century, had yet to be exploited by those concerned with biochemical and physiological processes in plants when the original Encyclopedia appeared. Two outstanding developments, discovery of sugar nucleotides and the advent of chromatography, brought together the insight and a means of probing complexities inherent in plant carbohydrates. These advances, combined with a modern knowledge of enzymes and cellular metabolism, have provided new horizons of investigation for the student of plant physiology. This volume and its companion (Vol. 13B) present a comprehensive assess­ ment of the current viewpoint in plant carbohydrates with emphasis on those aspects which impinge on physiological processes of growth and development. To accommodate the extensive amount of information to be presented, subject matter has been divided, somewhat arbitrarily, into intracellular and extracellular carbohydrates, with the latter defined as carbohydrates occurring in space out­ side the plasma membrane (plasmalemma). This classification is not exclusive; rather it is intended to lend a degree of flexibility to the way in which subject matter is arranged between volumes. The first section of this volume addresses the occurrence, metabolism, and function of monomeric and higher saccharides of fungi, algae, and higher plants.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, USA

    Frank A. Loewus

  • Institut für Botanik, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    Widmar Tanner

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Plant Carbohydrates I

  • Book Subtitle: Intracellular Carbohydrates

  • Editors: Frank A. Loewus, Widmar Tanner

  • Series Title: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68275-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-68277-3Published: 07 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-68275-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 918

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Plant Sciences

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