Plant Physiology 8

Contributors to Volume VIII

Foreword: The New Volumes

Preface to Volume VIII

Note on the Use of Plant Names

Preamble to Chapters One through Four

Chapter One Developments in Basic and Applied Biological Nitrogen

I. Economic Importance of Biological Nitrogen Fixation

II. Mechanisms of Nitrogen Fixation

III. Metabolic Aspects

IV. Nitrogen Fixation in Association with Plants

V. Utilization of Nitrogen-Fixing Systems in Agriculture

VI. Conclusions

References

Chapter Two Nitrogen Metabolism

I. Introduction: Then and Now

II. The Extended Range of Nitrogen Compounds in Plants

III. The Biochemical Reactions of Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants

IV. Nitrogen Metabolism during Growth and Development

V. Summary: Perspectives on Nitrogen Metabolism of Selected Plants

References

Appendix I. New Amino Acids and Amides Related to the Protein Amino Acids of Plants and Their Free Occurrence

Appendix II. Amino and Imino Acids and Their Derivatives that Occur Free in Plants

Appendix III. Substituents on Glutamyl, Carbamoyl, and Guanidino Groups

Appendix IV. Keto Acids that May Occur in Plants and Their Amino Acid Analogs

Chapter Three Protein Metabolism

I. Introduction

II. Problems of Methodology

III. Metabolism of Total Protein

IV. Metabolism of Specific Proteins

V. Metabolism of Seed Protein

VI. Protein Degradation

VII. Conclusions

References

Chapter Four Distribution of Metabolites

I. Introduction

II. Transport Systems

III. Identity of Transported Solutes

IV. Working Units of the Plant's Transport System

V. Case Histories of Transport Activity in Organ Functioning

VI. Modeling the Transport and Utilization of Carbon- and Nitrogen-Containing Metabolites in a Whole Plant

References

Epilogue: Integration of Energy, Form, and Composition

Author Index

Index to Plant Names

Subject Index