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Kirsi-Marja Oksman-Caldentey, Wolfgang H. Barz.

Plant biotechnology and transgenic plants [electronic resource] / edited by Kirsi-Marja Oksman-Caldentey, Wolfgang H. Barz. - New York : M. Dekker, c2002. - 1 online resource (xii, 719 p.) : ill. - Books in soils, plants, and the environment . - Books in soils, plants, and the environment. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Engineering Plant Biochemical Pathways for Improved Nutritional QualityTransgenic Plants as Producers of Modified Starch and Other Carbohydrates; Improving the Nutritional Quality and Functional Properties of Seed Proteins by Genetic Engineering; Transgenic Plants as Sources of Modified Oils; Flavors and Fragrances from Plants; Fine Chemicals from Plants; Genetic Engineering of the Plant Cell Factory for Secondary Metabolite Production: Indole Alkaloid Production in Catharanthus

This text discusses technologies and research on the engineering, synthesis, utilization and control of primary and secondary plant metabolites, such as carbohydrates, amino acids, lipids, polymers, proteins and phytochemicals for industrial, pharmaceutical and food and feed applications.

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Plant biotechnology.
Transgenic plants.
Plants, Genetically Modified--genetics.
Biotechnology--methods.
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant--physiology.
Genetic Enhancement--methods.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--Agronomy--General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--Sustainable Agriculture.


Electronic books.

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