Plastid biology / Kevin Pyke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pyke, Kevin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plastids.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 203 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Plastids reside in all plant cells, and take on different forms in relation to their cellular function, biochemistry and storage capacity. The modern era of molecular biology and molecular genetics has enabled much to be learnt about how plastids function, and how they relate to their evolutionary past. In this accessible text, Kevin Pyke expertly describes how the plastids are highly complex organelles at the very core of plant cellular function, providing final year undergraduate and graduate students with an overview of plastid biology and recent developments in the field. Topics covered include: a consideration of different plastid types and how they relate to cell function; plastid genomes and how proteins are imported into plastids; photosynthesis and core aspects of plastid biochemistry; plastid signalling and functionality within a cellular context; and plastid genetic manipulation. Supplementary colour images are available online at www.cambridge.org/9780521885010.

Contents:

What are plastids and where did they come from?

Different types of plastids and their structure

The plastid genome : structure, transcription and translation

Photosynthesis

Plastid import

The development of the chloroplast

Plastid metabolism

Plastids and cellular function

Plastid transformation and biotechnology.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-196) and index.

ISBN:

0-511-69856-9

1-107-20045-8

0-511-64642-9

1-282-39085-6

9786612390852

0-511-65051-5

0-511-57920-9

0-511-57846-6

0-511-62671-1

0-511-57994-2

OCLC:

609843085