Inositol metabolism has special importance in plant biology. This text provides methods and approaches for analyzing the many guises of inositol and its various roles in plant growth and development. It details the general metabolic and physiologic effects of inositol and inositol lipids, including their biosynthesis and degradation, and their possible roles in conjunction with calcium and calcium-regulated protein kinases as second messengers in transmembrane signal transduction.
- ISBN10 0471567086
- ISBN13 9780471567080
- Publish Date 1 May 1990
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 May 1993
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 412
- Language English