Biosynthesis and biodegradation of wood components
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Biosynthesis and biodegradation of wood components

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Biosynthesis and biodegradation of wood components

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Biosynthesis and Biodegradation of Wood Components is a comprehensive account of the biosynthesis and biodegradation of wood and wood components. Topics covered range from the localization of polysaccharides and lignins in wood cell walls to the metabolism and synthetic function of cambial tissue, along with the function of cell organelles in the biosynthesis of cell wall components. The biosynthesis of plant cell wall polysaccharides is also discussed. This book is comprised of 22 chapters and begins with an overview of the structure of wood, with emphasis on three aspects of sections of wood: the cross or transverse section, the tangential section, and the radial section or face. The following chapters deal with the structure and chemistry of the major components of wood cell walls; the metabolism and synthetic function of cambial tissue; the function of organelles involved in biosynthesis; and the biosynthesis both of the major cell wall components of wood (cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignins) and of wood extractives. The microbial degradation of cell wall components and aromatic extractives of wood is also considered, together with the microorganisms involved in lignin biodegradation as well as the physiology and biochemistry of degradation by white-rot fungi. This monograph will be of interest to biochemists as well as students and researchers in biochemistry.

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780123478801
eBook ISBN
9780323143288
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Botany
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Biosynthesis and Biodegradation of Wood Components
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1. Structure of Wood
  8. Chapter 2. Localization of Polysaccharides in Wood Cell Walls
  9. Chapter 3. Localization of Lignins in Wood Cell Walls
  10. Chapter 4. Metabolism and Synthetic Function of Cambial Tissue
  11. Chapter 5. Cell Organelles and Their Function in Biosynthesis of Cell Wall Components: Control of Cell Wall Assembly during Differentiation
  12. Chapter 6. Biosynthesis of Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharides
  13. Chapter 7. Biosynthesis of Lignin
  14. Chapter 8. Biosynthesis of Cutin, Suberin, and Associated Waxes
  15. Chapter 9. Occurrence of Extractives in Wood Tissue
  16. Chapter 10. Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Phenolic Acidsand Monolignols
  17. Chapter 11. Occurrence and Biosynthesis of Quinones in Woody Plants
  18. Chapter 12. Biosynthesis of Flavonoids
  19. Chapter 13. Biosynthesis of Tannins
  20. Chapter 14. Biosynthesis of Stilbenes
  21. Chapter 15. Biosynthesis of Terpenoid Wood Extractives
  22. Chapter 16. Degradation of Wood by Microorganisms
  23. Chapter 17. Biodegradation of Cellulose
  24. Chapter 18. Biodegradation of Hemicelluloses
  25. Chapter 19. Chemistry of Lignin Biodegradation
  26. Chapter 20. Degradative Pathways of Lignin Model Compounds
  27. Chapter 21. Lignin Biodegradation: The Microorganisms Involved, and the Physiology and Biochemistry of Degradation by White-Rot Fungi
  28. Chapter 22. Biodegradation of Aromatic Extractives of Wood
  29. Index