TY - BOOK AU - Piechulla , Birgit and Heldt, Hans Walter TI - Plant Biochemistry SN - 9780443266164 (pbk.) U1 - 581.192 PIE/P PY - 2026/// CY - London PB - Academic Press KW - Plant Biochemistry N1 - 1. A Leaf Cell Consists of Several Metabolic Compartments 2. Solar power and photosynthesis are the Basis of Life on Earth 3. Photosynthesis is an Electron Transport Process 4. ATP is Generated by Photosynthesis 5. Mitochondria are the Power Station of the Cell 6. The Calvin Cycle Catalyzes Photosynthetic CO2 Assimilation 7. Photorespiratory Pathway Recycles Phosphoglycolate 8. Photosynthesis implies the consumption of water 9. Polysaccharides are Storage and Transport Forms of Carbohydrates Produced by Photosynthesis 10. Nitrate Assimilation is Essential for the Synthesis of Organic Matter 11. N2 Fixation Enables the Plants to use the Nitrogen in the Air for Plant Growth 12. Products of Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrate Assimilation Are Deposited as Storage Proteins 13. Sulfate Assimilation Enables the Biosynthesis of Sulfur Containing compounds 14. Phloem Transport Distributes Photoassimilates to the Various Sites of Consumption and Storage 15. Lipids are Membrane Constituents and Function as Carbon Stores 16. Special Metabolites Fulfil Specific Biological and Ecological Functions in Plants 17. A Large Diversity of Isoprenoides 18. Phenylpropanoids Comprise a Multitude of Plant Secondary Metabolites and Cell Wall Components 19. Multiple Signals Regulate the Growth and Development of Plant Organs and Enable Their Adaptation to Environmental Conditions 20. A Plant Cell has Three Different Genomes 21. Biosynthesis, Processing and Degradation of Plant Protiesns 22. Biotechnology Alters Plants to Meet Requirements of Agriculture, Nutrition and Industry ER -