Plant Secondary Metabolism Engineering Methods and Applications
Plants have evolved an amazing array of metabolic pathways leading to molecules capable of responding promptly and effectively to stress situations imposed by biotic and abiotic factors, some of which supply the ever-growing needs of humankind for natural
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Plant Secondary Metabolism Engineering Methods and Applications
Edited by
Arthur Germano Fett-Neto
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Plant Secondary Metabolism Engineering Methods and Applications
Edited by
Arthur Germano Fett-Neto Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Editor Arthur Germano Fett-Neto Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Centro de Biotecnologia Porto Alegre-RS Brazil [email protected]
ISSN 1064-3745 e-ISSN 1940-6029 ISBN 978-1-60761-722-8 e-ISBN 978-1-60761-723-5 DOI 10.1007/978-1-60761-723-5 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2010923085 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Humana Press, c/o Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Cover illustration: Fruit-bearing shoots of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest understorey tree Psychotria brachyceras (Rubiaceae). This species accumulates an unusual monoterpene indole alkaloid, brachycerine, which is induced in response to wounding, UV-exposure, jasmonate application, drought and osmotic stress. Its function is probably related to its capacity to mitigate reactive oxygen species, acting both as antioxidant and antimutagenic agent. Printed on acid-free paper Humana Press is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface As sessile organisms, plants have evolved an amazing array of metabolic pathways leading to molecules capable of responding promptly and effectively to stress situations imposed by biotic and abiotic factors. These pathways, often recruited during biological evolution from essential primary metabolism pathways upon initial gene duplication, combine carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur into molecules that are capable of herbivore deterrence, tri-trophic signaling (i.e., attract
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