Overview
- This book presents for the first time a critical discussion of all the various functions plant protease inhibitors have on plants, animals and humans
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Keywords
- Nutrition
- Pathogen
- Plant Biotechnology
- Plant protection
- Protein Biochemistry
- classification
- enzymes
- genetic engineering
About this book
Plant protease inhibitors are diverse in number and in specificity towards various proteolytic enzymes. This book focuses on the isolation, structure, characterization, physiochemical and physiological properties, synthesis, functions and mechanisms of action of plant protease inhibitors. It deals with their inhibitory effects on insects and pathogens and with their induction and introduction into plants by genetic engineering for plant protection. The induced resistance of insects to the inhibitors and the hazards to friendly insects are also discussed. Further, findings are presented on the cancer chemopreventive properties of the inhibitors at the cellular, tissue and organ levels and in the organism.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Plant Protease Inhibitors
Book Subtitle: Significance in Nutrition, Plant Protection, Cancer Prevention and Genetic Engineering
Authors: Yehudith Birk
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-05514-0Published: 30 November 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 170