Product details
This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental aspects of plant biochemistry. The biochemical processes in a plant are ultimately an essential basis of life on our planet. Metabolic processes, such as photosynthesis, carbon dioxide fixation and many more, are explained in detail. The knowledge about these plant biochemical processes could be used to counteract the increasing CO2 emissions on earth. Knowledge of the molecular and biochemical processes in plants is therefore a prerequisite for safeguarding future life on Earth.Equally essential are the findings of plant molecular biology and biochemistry for the economic application and use of plants. Students will learn from this work what steps are required to create transgenic plants and to be able to assess and communicate the pros and cons of plant genetic engineering.Numerous updates have been made in the 6th edition. Among other things, new insights into plant evolution are provided, and further details of the photosynthetic apparatus, starch biosynthesis and regulation, and the functions and biosyntheses of secondary metabolites are presented. In addition, it is explained how the molecular gene scissors CRISPR-Cas can be used to produce transgenic plants.The authors place particular emphasis on presenting complex issues in a clear and comprehensible didactic style - this is a hallmark of this textbook. With carefully prepared illustrations, it meets a high didactic standard and ranks among the best biochemistry textbooks.