Progress in Botany : Structural Botany Physiology Genetics Taxonomy Geobotany / Fortschritte der Botanik Struktur Physiologie Genetik Systematik Geobotanik

H. -Dietmar Behnke

ISBN 10: 364245609X / ISBN 13: 9783642456091

Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - InhaltsangabeA. Structural Botany.- I. General and Molecular Cytology: The Cell Wall.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Methode.- 3. Non-Cellulosic Polysaccharides.- a) Xylans.- b) Xyloglucans.- c) ß-Glucans.- d) Galacturonans.- e) Galactans, Arabinans and Others.- f) Addendum.- 4. Cell Wall Glycoproteins.- a) Extensin.- b) Arabinogalactan Proteins.- c) Enzymes.- 5. Cellulose.- a) Structure of the Cellulose Microfibrils.- b) Cellulose Biosynthesis.- c) Microfibril Orientation.- 6. Wall Regeneration by Protoplasts.- References.- II. Oberflächenskulpturen bei höheren Pflanzen.- 1. Allgemeines und Methodik.- 2. Epidermale Oberflächen.- a) Mikromorphologische Aspekte.- b) Taxonomische Aspekte.- c) Funktionell-ökologische Aspekte.- 3. Pollen.- Literatur.- III. Vergleichende Morphologie des Vegetationskörpers.- 1. Allgemeines.- 2. Meristeme.- a) Sproßscheitelmeristeme.- b) Blattmeristeme.- c) Wurzelscheitelmeristeme.- d) Sonstige Meristeme.- e) Leitbündelbildung.- f) Embryoentwicklung.- 3. Blattstellungen und Blattmorphologie.- 4. Verzweigung und Wuchsformen.- a) Allgemeines.- b) Dicotyle Holzgewächse.- c) Zwergsträucher und krautige Dikotyle.- d) Monocotyle.- 5. Wurzeln.- Literatur.- IV. Reproductive Structures of the Flowering Plants.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Flowers.- a) Initiation, Ontogeny, Phyllotaxis, Symmetry.- b) Perianth.- c) Androecium.- d) Gynoecium.- e) Systematic and Evolutionary Aspects.- ) Fossil Flowers.- ) Extant Groups.- 3. Fruits and Seeds.- 4. Inflorescences.- 5. Techniques.- References.- B. Physiology.- I. Cell Electrophysiology and Membrane Transport.- 1. Voltage and pH Probes: Developments, Pitfalls, and Results.- 2. Potassium Channels.- References.- II. Mineral Nutrition; Plasmalemma and Tonoplast Redox Activities.- 1. The Outset.- 2. Cell Compartmentation and Evolutionary Background.- 3. Mechanistic Principles.- 4. Evidence for NAD(P)H Oxidases in the Plasmalemma and the Tonoplast.- a) Plasmalemma.- b) Tonoplast.- 5. The Case of Anion uptake.- 6. The Case of FeIII Reduction and FeII Uptake.- 7. Simultaneous Operation of H+-Extruding ATPase and Oxido-Reductase in the Plasmalemma.- 8. SH Groups of Carriers.- 9. Outlook for Further Progress.- References.- III. Photosynthesis: Structure of the Membrane and Membrane Proteins.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Photosynthetic Bacteria.- a) Morphology and Pigment Composition.- b) Pigment-Protein Complexes of Purple Bacteria.- ) Antenna Complexes.- ) The Reaction Center Complex.- c) Green Bacteria.- 3. Algae and Higher Plants.- a) Photosystem II.- b) Photosystem I.- 4. Components Common to Different Electron Transfer Systems: the Cytochrome b c Complex and ATPase.- References.- IV. Metabolism of Inorganic Nitrogen Compounds.- 1. Nitrogen Fixation.- a) N2-Fixation by Free-Living Microorganisms.- b) Symbiotic N2-Fixation.- 2. Nitrate Reduction.- a) Assimilatory Nitrate Reduction.- b) Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction.- 3. Nitrification.- References.- V. Secondary Plant Substances Special Topics of the Flavonoid Metabolism.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Flavonoids.- a) Chalcone Synthase and Chalcone Isomerase Reaction.- b) 3-Hydroxylations and Formation of Flavones and Flavonols.- c) B-Ring Hydroxylations.- d) Methylation.- e) Glycosylation and Acylation.- 3. Proanthocyanidins.- 4. Isoflavonoids.- 5. Regulation of Flavonoid Biosynthesis.- References.- VI. Growth.- 1. General Reviews.- 2. Abscisic Acid.- a) Reviews.- b) Methods of Determination.- c) Occurrence and Biosynthesis.- d) Metabolism.- e) Physiological and Molecular Mode of Action.- 3. Jasmonic Acid and Methyl Jasmonate.- 4. Germination Inhibitors.- 5. Growth Inhibitors and Light.- References.- C. Genetics.- I. Replication.- 1. Introduction.- 2. General Reviews.- 3. DNA Amplification: General Aspects.- 4. Gene Amplification: New Records.- 5. Gene Amplification and Resistance.- 6. Gene Amplification and Cancer.- 7. Gene Amplification and Differentiation.- 8. DNA Amplification and Evolution.- 9. P.

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• Title: Progress in Botany : Structural Botany Physiology Genetics Taxonomy Geobotany / Fortschritte der Botanik Struktur Physiologie Genetik Systematik Geobotanik
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 364245609X
• ISBN 13: 9783642456091
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 244W x 170H x 25D millimeters 244 millimeters width by 170 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 794 grams

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With one new volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of botany. The present volume includes reviews on structural botany, plant physiology, genetics, taxonomy, and geobotany.