| Plant Cell Walls Reprinted from Edition Contributor(s): Carpita, Nicholas C. (Author), Campbell, Malcolm (Author), Tierney, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792371798 ISBN-13: 9780792371793 Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Cell Biology - Nature | Plants - Flowers - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 571.682 |
| LCCN: 2001046208 |
| Physical Information: 340 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work is a comprehensive collection of articles that cover aspects of cell wall research in the genomic era. Some 2500 genes are involved in some way in wall biogenesis and turnover, from generation of substrates, to polysaccharide and lignin synthesis, assembly, and rearrangement in the wall. Although a great numberof genes and gene families remain to be characterized, this issue provides a census of the genes that have been discovered so far. The articles comprising this issue not only illustrate the enormous progress made in identifying the wealth of wall-related genes but they also show the future directions and how far we have to go. As cell walls are an enormously important source of raw material, we anticipate that cell-wall-related genes are of significant economic importance. Examples include the modification of pectin-cross-linking or cell-cell adhesion to increase shelf life of fruits and vegetables, the enhancement of dietary fiber contents of cereals, the improvement of yield and quality of fibers, and the relative allocation of carbon to wall biomass for use as biofuels. |