Kevin Pyke

Plastid Biology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Covering plastid cell biology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, Kevin Pyke expertly shows how the plastids are highly complex organelles at the very core of plant cellular function. This text provides final year undergraduate and graduate students with a complete overview of plastid biology and recent developments in the field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780521885010
• ISBN-10: 0521885019
• Artikelnr.: 26032628

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. What are plastids and where did they come from?
2. Different types of plastids and their structure
3. The plastid genome: structure, transcription and translation
4. Photosynthesis
5. Plastid import
6. The development of the chloroplast
7. Plastid metabolism
8. Plastids and cellular function
9. Plastid transformation and biotechnology
Further reading and resources
Index.