The University of California Press is making available this somewhat vintage botany textbook – it was edited in 1977 by Harry Smith and contains materials written by educators and researchers from the USA, England, Australia and Canada. It’s my hope that despite its age, it will provide some great instruction for students looking for help with the topics covered.
The Molecular Biology of Plant Cells textbook was written for senior undergraduate and post-graduate students studying biology, biochemistry, botany, molecular biology and agricultural science. It does cover basic cellular physiology, biochemistry and the genetics of plant cells. However, it does not cover metabolic pathways or the physiology and biochemistry of the intact plant.
Table of Contents
Section One – Plant Cell Structure and Function
- Chapter 1 — Plant Cell Walls
- 1.1 — Introduction
- 1.2 — The Molecular Structure of Plant Cell Walls
- 1.3 — Interconnections between Cell Wall Components
- 1.4 — The Universality of Plant Cell Wall Structures
- 1.5 — Cell Wall Plastics
- 1.6 — Biosynthesis of Plant Cell Walls
- 1.7 — Cell Wall Ultrastructure
- 1.8 — Hormonal Control of Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Differentiation
- 1.9 — The Role of the Plant Cell Wall in Interactions with Other Organisms
- Chapter 2 — Membrane Structure and Transport
- 2.1 — Introduction
- 2.2 — Chemical Composition of Membranes
- 2.3 — Membrane Structure
- 2.4 — Transport of Substances Across Membranes
- 2.5 — Correlation of Structure and Function
- Chapter 3 — Chloroplasts—Structure and Development
- 3.1 — Introduction
- 3.2 — Chloroplast Structure
- 3.3 — Isolation of Chloroplasts
- 3.4 — Chloroplast Development
- 3.5 — Summary
- Chapter 4 — Chloroplasts—Structure and Photosynthesis
- 4.1 — Introduction
- 4.2 — Thylakoid Structure
- 4.3 — Thylakoid Composition
- 4.4 — Photosynthesis
- 4.5 — Subchloroplast Fragments and the Fractionation of the Photosystems
- 4.6 — Thylakoid Structure in Relation to the Photosystems
- 4.7 — Assembly of the Thylakoid Membrane
- 4.8 — Relationship of Chloroplast to Cytoplasm
- Chapter 5 — Plant Mitochondria
- 5.1 — Introduction
- 5.2 — Morphology
- 5.3 — Isolation and Purification
- 5.4 — Mitochondrial Membranes
- 5.5 — Enzymes
- 5.6 — Mitochondrial Electron Transport
- 5.7 — Energy Linked Reactions of Mitochondria
- Chapter 6 — Microbodies
- 6.1 — Introduction
- 6.2 — Structure and Occurrence
- 6.3 — Isolation
- 6.4 — Glyoxysomes
- 6.5 — Peroxisomes
- 6.6 — Ontogeny and Turnover of Microbodies
- 6.7 — Algal Microbodies
- Chapter 7 — Microtubules
- 7.1 — Introduction
- 7.2 — Biochemical Studies
- 7.3 — Biological Studies
- 7.4 — Concluding Remarks
- Chapter 8 — The Endomembrane System and the Integration of Cellular Activities
- 8.1 — Introduction
- 8.2 — Techniques
- 8.3 — Composition and Characteristics of the Membrane Types
- 8.4 — Functional Relationships between Membranes
- 8.5 — Conclusions
Section Two – Gene Expression and Its Regulation in Plant Cells
- Chapter 9 — The Nucleus and the Organization and Transcription of Nuclear DNA
- 9.1 — Introduction
- 9.2 — Nuclear Structure and Composition
- 9.3 — Nuclear DNA Content
- 9.4 — Fractionation and Properties of DNA
- 9.5 — The Genes for Ribosomal-RNA
- 9.6 — Organization and Function of the Genome
- 9.7 — RNA Synthesis
- 9.8 — Nucleic Acid-Protein Interactions
- 9.9 — Conclusions
- Chapter 10 — Protein Synthesis in the Cytoplasm
- 10.1 — Introduction
- 10.2 — Polysomes
- 10.3 — The Biochemical Mechanism of Protein Synthesis
- 10.4 — Protein Synthesis in vivo
- Chapter 11 — The Genetic Information of Organelles and Its Expression
- 11.1 — Introduction: The Concept of Organelle Autonomy
- 11.2 — Chloroplast Autonomy
- 11.3 — Mitochondrial Autonomy
- Chapter 12- Regulation of Enzyme Levels and Activity
- 12.1 – Introduction
- 12.2 – The Identification of Control Points
- 12.3 – Control Mechanisms
- 12.4 – Control Mechanisms Involving Changes in the Amount of Enzyme
- 12.5 – Final Comments
- Chapter 13- Hormone Action
- 13.1 – Introduction
- 13.2 – Auxin Actions
- 13.3 – Gibberellin Action
- 13.4 – Action of Cytokinins
- 13.5 – Actions of Ethylene
- 13.6 – Actions of Abscisic Acid
- Chapter 14 – Phytochrome Action
- 14.1 – Introduction
- 14.2 – Phytochrome Dogma
- 14.3 – The Phytochrome Molecule
- 14.4 – Phytochrome Physiology
- 14.5 – Mechanism of Action
Section Three – The Manipulation of Plant Cells
- Chapter 15- Plant Cell Culture
- 15.1 – Introduction
- 15.2 – Changes in Growth and Metabolism of Plant Cells in Batch Culture-Cytodifferentiation
- 15.3 – Steady States of Growth and Metabolism of Plant Cells in Continuous Culture
- 15.4 – Synchronous Cell Cultures—Study of the Cell Cycle
- 15.5 – Morphogenesis in Cell Cultures—Concepts of Totipotency and Determination
- 15.6 – Pollen Grains as Isolated Embryogenic Cells and as a Source of Haploid Cell Lines for Mutagenesis
- Chapter 16 – The Physiology of Isolated Plant Protoplasts
- 16.1 – Introduction
- 16.2 – Isolation and Culture of Protoplasts
- 16.3 – Protoplasts and Auxin Responses
- 16.4 – Uptake Properties of Protoplasts
- 16.5 – Somatic Hybridization of Plants
- Chapter 17 – Genetic Variation in Cultured Plant Cells
- 17.1 – Introduction
- 17.2 – Induced Variation and Selection
- 17.3 – Introduced Variation—Gene Transfer
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The Molecular Biology of Plant Cells