Dedication
Contributors to Volume 1
Introduction to the Series and Acknowledgements
Preface to volume 1
Prologue
Metabolic Organization in Plants: A Challenge for the Metabolic Engineer
1 Introduction
2 Plant Metabolic Networks and Their Organization
3 Tools for Analyzing Network Structure and Performance
4 Integration of Plant Metabolism
5 Summary
Enzyme Engineering
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Considerations
3 Practical Considerations for Engineering Enzymes
4 Opportunities for Plant Improvement Through Engineered Enzymes and Proteins
5 Summary
Genetic Engineering of Amino Acid Metabolism in Plants
1 Introduction
2 Glutamine, Glutamate, Aspartate, and Asparagine are Central Regulators of Nitrogen Assimilation, Metabolism, and Transport
3 The Aspartate Family Pathway that is Responsible for Synthesis of the Essential Amino Acids Lysine, Threonine, Methionine, and Isoleucine
4 Regulation of Methionine Biosynthesis
5 Engineering Amino Acid Metabolism to Improve the Nutritional Quality of Plants for Nonruminants and Ruminants
6 Future Prospects
7 Summary
Engineering Photosynthetic Pathways
1 Introduction
2 Identification of Limiting Steps in the PCR Cycle
3 Engineering CO2âEUR?Fixation Enzymes
4 Engineering PostâEUR?RuBisCO Reactions
5 Summary
Genetic Engineering of Seed Storage Proteins
1 Introduction
2 Storage Protein Modification for the Improvement of Seed Protein Quality
3 Use of Seed Storage Proteins for Protein Quality Improvements in Nonseed Crops
4 Modification of Grain Biophysical Properties
5 Transgenic Modifications that Enhance the Utility of Seed Storage Proteins
6 Summary and Future Prospects
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Cellulose Biosynthesis in Plants: Prospects for Genetic Engineering
1 Introduction
2 The Many Forms of CelluloseâEUR?A Brief Introduction to the Structure and Different Crystalline Forms of Cellulose
3 Biochemistry of Cellulose Biosynthesis in Plants
4 Molecular Biology of Cellulose Biosynthesis in Plants
5 Mechanism of Cellulose Synthesis
6 Prospects for Genetic Engineering of Cellulose Biosynthesis in Plants
7 Summary
Metabolic Engineering of the Content and Fatty Acid Composition of Vegetable Oils
1 Introduction
2 TAG Synthesis
3 Control of TAG Composition
4 Summary
Pathways for the Synthesis of Polyesters in Plants: Cutin, Suberin, and Polyhydroxyalkanoates
1 Introduction
2 Cutin and Suberin
3 Polyhydroxyalkanoate
Plant Sterol Methyltransferases: Phytosterolomic Analysis, Enzymology, and Bioengineering Strategies
1 Introduction
2 Pathways of Phytosterol Biosynthesis
3 Phytosterolomics
4 Enzymology and Evolution of the SMT
5 Bioengineering Strategies for Generating Plants with Modified Sterol Compositions
Engineering Plant Alkaloid Biosynthetic Pathways: Progress and Prospects
1 Introduction
2 Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids
3 Tetrahydrobenzylisoquinoline Alkaloids
4 Tropane Alkaloids
5 Summary
Engineering Formation of Medicinal Compounds in Cell Cultures
1 Introduction
2 Biochemistry and Cell Biology of Secondary Metabolites
3 Cell Culture and Metabolite Production
4 Beyond the Obstacles: Molecular Biological Approaches to Improve Productivity of Secondary Metabolites in Plant Cells
5 Future Perspectives
6 Summary
Genetic Engineering for Salinity Stress Tolerance
6 Plant Signal Transduction for Adaptation to Salinity
7 ABA is a Major Mediator of Plant Stress Response Signaling
8 Summary
Metabolic Engineering of Plant Allyl/Propenyl Phenol and Lignin Pathways: Future Potential for Biofuels/Bioenergy, Polymer Intermediates, and Specialty Chemicals?
1 Introduction
2 Lignin Formation and Manipulation
3 Current Sources/Markets for Specialty Allyl/Propenyl Phenols
4 Biosynthesis of Allyl and Propenyl Phenols and Related Phenylpropanoid Moieties
5 Potential for Allyl/Propenyl Phenols?
6 Summary
Author Index
Subject Index
