Sinposis

PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY FOCUSES ON THE MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ASPECTS OF EACH MAJOR METABOLIC PATHWAY AND SETS THESE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE WHOLE PLANT. USING EXAMPLES FROM BIOMEDICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS, IT SHOWS HOW A FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY CAN BE USED TO ADDRESS REAL-WORLD ISSUES. IT ILLUSTRATES HOW PLANTS IMPACT HUMAN ACTIVITY AND SUCCESS, IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPORTANCE AS A FOOD SUPPLY AND AS RAW MATERIALS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, AND CONSIDERS HOW HUMANS CAN BENEFIT FROM EXPLOITING PLANT BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAYS.