Brassinosteroids
A New Class of Plant Hormones
- 1st Edition - September 30, 1998
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- Authors: V. A. Khripach, V. N. Zhabinskii, A. E. de Groot
- Language: English
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Plants possess the ability to biosynthesize a large variety of steroids, but it was not until 1979 that a hormonal function was demonstrated in plants. Today, about 40 structurally… Read more
Plants possess the ability to biosynthesize a large variety of steroids, but it was not until 1979 that a hormonal function was demonstrated in plants. Today, about 40 structurally and functionally related steroids, known as brassinosteroids, have been isolated from natural sources. Brassinosteroids demonstrate various kinds of regulatory activities in the growth and development of plants. This book is based on a 1990 Russian monograph, but includes all important subsequent literature and developments, including unpublished data from the authors' laboratories.
BRASSINOSTEROIDS: A New Class of Plant Hormones covers:
- Structures and classification
- Isolation and spectroscopic determination
- Biosynthesis and metabolism
- Natural product synthesis
- Physiological mode of action
- Structure-activity relationships
- Practical applications in agriculture
Plant biologists, natural products chemists, and steriod biochemists in academia and industry
Introduction. Brassionsteroids (BS) in Nature. Isolation and Identification. Spectral Properties. Biosynthesis and Metabolism. Basic Synthetic Methods and Formal Synthesis. Synthesis of Natural BS. Synthesis of BS Analogs. Physiological Mode of Action of BS. Bioassays and Structure–Activity Relationship of BS. Practical Applications and Toxicology. Subject Index.
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 30, 1998
- Language: English
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V. A. Khripach
Affiliations and expertise
Academy of Sciences of Belarus, MinskVZ
V. N. Zhabinskii
Affiliations and expertise
Academy of Sciences of Belarus, MinskAd
A. E. de Groot
Affiliations and expertise
Wageningen Agricultural University, The NetherlandsRead Brassinosteroids on ScienceDirect