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2008 NOMINEE The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries
Annual Award for a Significant Work in Botanical or Horticultural
Literature From medicinal, industrial, and culinary uses to
cutting-edge laboratory techniques in modern research and plant
conservation strategies, Natural Products from Plants, Second
Edition reveals a vastly expanded understanding of the natural
products that plants produce. In a single volume, this bookoffers a
thorough inventory of the various types of plant-derived compounds.
It covers their chemical composition, structure, and properties
alongside the most effective ways to identify, extract, analyze,
and characterize new plant-derived compounds. The authors examine
new information on the chemical mechanisms plants use to deter
predators and pathogens, attract symbiotic organisms, and defend
themselves against environmental stress-insights which are key for
adapting such mechanisms to human health. Along with updated and
revised information from the highly acclaimed first edition, the
second edition presents seven new chapters and features more than
50% new material relating to plant constituents, natural product
biochemistry, and molecular biology. The book incorporates in-depth
treatment of natural product biosynthesis with new collection and
extraction protocols, advanced separation and analytical
techniques, up-to-date bioassays, as well as modern molecular
biology and plant biotechnology for the production of natural
products. Unique in its breadth and coverage, Natural Products from
Plants, Second Edition belongs on the shelf of interested
researchers, policymakers, and consumers- particularly those
involved in disease prevention, treatment, and pharmaceutical
applications-who need a complete guide to the properties, uses, and
study of plant natural products.
Several milestones in biology have been achieved since the first
publication of the Handbook of Molecular and Cellular Methods in
Biology and Medicine. This is true particularly with respect to
genome-level sequencing of higher eukaryotes, the invention of DNA
microarray technology, advances in bioinformatics, and the
development of RNAi technology. Now in its third edition, this
volume provides researchers with an updated tool kit that
incorporates conventional as well as modern approaches to tackle
biological and medicinal research in the post-genomics era.
Significantly revised to address these recent changes, the editors
have evaluated, revised, and sometimes replaced protocols with more
efficient, more reliable, or simpler ones. The book has also been
reorganized with section headings focusing on different biological
levels connected to one another, taking into account the central
dogma of biology (DNA RNA protein metabolites). The book first
explores traditional approaches and then moves to the modern
"omics" approaches, including genomics, proteomics, and
metabolomics. It also discusses the manipulation of biological
systems (including RNAi) and macromolecular analyses, focusing on
the use of microscopy. In each chapter, various notes and
cautionary considerations are presented for potentially hazardous
reagents. Filled with diagrams, tables, and figures to clarify
methods, most chapters also contain Troubleshooting Guides
indicating problems, possible causes, and solutions that may be
incurred in carrying out the procedures. Researchers and scientists
who master the techniques in this book are putting themselves at
the cutting edge of biological and medicinal research.
Plant biotechnology applies to three major areas of plants and
their uses: (1) control of plant growth and development; (2)
protection of plants against biotic and abiotic stresses; and (3)
expansion of ways by which specialty foods, biochemicals, and
pharmaceuticals are produced. The topic of recent advances in plant
biotechnology is ripe for consideration because of the rapid
developments in this ?eld that have revolutionized our concepts of
sustainable food production, cost-effective alt- native energy
strategies, environmental bioremediation, and production of pla-
derived medicines through plant cell biotechnology. Many of the
more traditional approaches to plant biotechnology are woefully out
of date and even obsolete. Fresh approaches are therefore required.
To this end, we have brought together a group of contributors who
address the most recent advances in plant biotechnology and what
they mean for human progress, and hopefully, a more sustainable
future. Achievements today in plant biotechnology have already
surpassed all previous expectations. These are based on promising
accomplishments in the last several decades and the fact that plant
biotechnology has emerged as an exciting area of research by
creating unprecedented opportunities for the manipulation of
biological systems. In connection with its recent advances, plant
biotechnology now allows for the transfer of a greater variety of
genetic information in a more precise, controlled manner. The
potential for improving plant productivity and its proper use in
agric- ture relies largely on newly developed DNA biotechnology and
molecular markers.
Plant biotechnology applies to three major areas of plants and
their uses: (1) control of plant growth and development; (2)
protection of plants against biotic and abiotic stresses; and (3)
expansion of ways by which specialty foods, biochemicals, and
pharmaceuticals are produced. The topic of recent advances in plant
biotechnology is ripe for consideration because of the rapid
developments in this ?eld that have revolutionized our concepts of
sustainable food production, cost-effective alt- native energy
strategies, environmental bioremediation, and production of pla-
derived medicines through plant cell biotechnology. Many of the
more traditional approaches to plant biotechnology are woefully out
of date and even obsolete. Fresh approaches are therefore required.
To this end, we have brought together a group of contributors who
address the most recent advances in plant biotechnology and what
they mean for human progress, and hopefully, a more sustainable
future. Achievements today in plant biotechnology have already
surpassed all previous expectations. These are based on promising
accomplishments in the last several decades and the fact that plant
biotechnology has emerged as an exciting area of research by
creating unprecedented opportunities for the manipulation of
biological systems. In connection with its recent advances, plant
biotechnology now allows for the transfer of a greater variety of
genetic information in a more precise, controlled manner. The
potential for improving plant productivity and its proper use in
agric- ture relies largely on newly developed DNA biotechnology and
molecular markers.
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