Latex, Laticifers and Their Products

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-0-08-102995-4
Verlag: ACADEMIC PR INC

Buch, Englisch, Band 93, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 240 g

Reihe: Advances in Botanical Research

Latex, Laticifers And Their Products, Volume 93 in the Advances in Botanical Research series, highlights new advances in the growing field of the latex of different plant species and a diversity of molecules produced by the plants within laticifers. The new volume presents timely chapters on the latest developments in Plant latex and latex-borne defense, Physiology and structure of laticifers, Low-molecular compounds of latex-bearing plants/Latex-based defense strategies against pests, Plant latex proteins and their functions, Latex and Laticifers as a Source of Useful Bioactive Compounds. Pharmacologically active compounds from latex of medicinal plants. Euphorbia latex biochemistry/ proteins, and more.

Zielgruppe

<p>University lecturers and professors; researchers (in such fields as plant sciences, agriculture, pharmacy, medicine); governmental or international organizations (such as FAO); officers involved in food, industrial or biotechnology regulation; university students, High School teachers; science journalists; farmer organizations</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Nawrot, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Plant latex and latex-borne defense Marcio Viana Ramosa, Cléverson Diniz Teixeira de Freitas, Francimauro Sousa Morais, Erika Prado, Maria Camila Medina and Diego Demarco 2. Structural diversity and distribution of laticifers Simone Padua Teixeira, Cristina Ribeiro Marinho and Flavia Maria Leme 3. Plant latex proteins and their functions Oskar Musidlak, Sophia Baldysz, Michalina Krakowiak, Robert Nawrot 4. Low-molecular compounds of latex-bearing plants and their biosynthesis Peng Huang, Mengshan Sun, Jianguo Zeng 5. Pharmacologically active compounds from latex-bearing plants Alicja Warowicka, Robert Nawrot, Anna Gozdzicka-Józefiak 6. Latex proteins and enzymes involved in terpenoid biosynthesis of selected Euphorbia species: E. kansui Liou and E. helioscopia L. Xueyan Zhao, Xia Cai 7. Biochemical composition of Hevea brasiliensis latex: a focus on the protein, lipid, carbohydrate and mineral contents Céline Bottier

Über Autor(innen)

Nawrot, Robert
Robert Nawrot is an Associate Professor at Department of Molecular Virology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland. Biochemist (Ph.D. in Biology/Biochemistry), Biotechnologist and Molecular Biologists (Biotechnology, M.Sc., B.Sc.), Biologist (habilitation/D.Sc. in biology 2017). Extensive research experience in molecular virology and plant proteomics. Trained in proteomics techniques (protein electrophoresis, chromatography, LC-MS/MS data analysis, Mascot, zymography techniques). PI of several major research grants. Academic teacher in the field of molecular virology, biochemistry, molecular biology. Supervisor of numerous BSc and MSc degree theses, supervisor of Ph.D thesis. Member of INPPO, Polish Proteomics Society, Polish Society for Mass Spectrometry and Polish Biochemical Society. Laureate of TOP 500 Innovators program at UC Berkeley, USA, 2015. Laureate of the Kosciuszko Foundation Fellowship for academic year 2019/2020. His research is focused on plant defense-response against viral and microbial infection using a model of medicinal plant Chelidonium majus (Papaveraceae) and its latex, which contains numerous biologically active substances and plant pathogenesis-related proteins.