RECENT ADVANCES IN PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Volume 28

Genetic Engineering of Plant Secondary Metabolism

Edited by

Brian E. Ellis
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Gary W. Kuroki
Applied Biosystems
Foster City, CA, USA

Helen A. Stafford
Reed College
Portland, OR, USA

PLENUM PRESS, NEW YORK AND LONDON

CONTENTS

Progress in the Genetic Engineering of the Pyridine and Tropane Alkaloid Biosynthetic Pathways of Solanaceous Plants
R. J. Robins, N. J. Walton, A.J. Parr, E. L. H. Aird, M. J. C. Rhodes, and J. D. Hamill

Molecular Genetic Techniques Applied to the Analysis of Enzymes of Alkaloid Biosynthesis
Toni M. Kutchan

Polyketide Biosynthesis: Antibiotics in Streptomyces
Richard Plater and William R. Strobl

The Biologist's Palette: Genetic Engineering of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Flower Color
Neal Courtney-Gutterson

Engineering Altered Glucosinolate Biosynthesis by Two Alternative Strategies
Ragai K. Ibrahim, Supa Chavadej, and Vincenzo De Luca

Genetic Manipulation of Lignin and Phenylpropanoid Compounds Involved in Interactions with Microorganisms
Richard A. Dixon, Carl A. Maxwell, Weiting Ni, Abraham Oommen, and Nancy L. Paiva

The Genetic Origins of Biosynthesis and Light-Responsive Control of the Chemical UV Screen of Land Plants
Richard Jorgensen

Genetic Control of Monoterpene Biosynthesis in Mints (Mentha: Lamiaceae)
Rodney Croteau and Jonathan Gershenzon

Genetic Manipulation of Terpenoid Phytoalexins in Gossypium: Effects of Disease Resistance
Alois A. Bell, Robert D. Stipanovic, Marshall E. Mace, and Russell J. Kohel

Analysis of Secondary Metabolism in Arabidopsis
Clint Chapple

Polyphenol Oxidase
John C. Steffens, Eitan Harel, and Michelle D. Hunt

Genetic Regulation of Lignin Biosynthesis and the Potential Modification of Wood by Genetic Engineering in Loblolly Pine
Ronald Sederoff, Malcolm Campbell, David O'Malley, and Ross Whetten


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