Bookedited by Reinhard Jetter.
Summary: The Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA) is a nonprofit scientific organization with membership open to those interested in plant biochemistry, phytochemistry, and the role of plant substances in related disciplines. The PSNA exists to encourage and stimulate research in the chemistry and biochemistry of plant constituents, their effects upon plant and animal physiology and pathology, and their industrial importance and utilization. Annual meetings featuring symposium topics of current general interest and contributed papers by conference participants are held throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico. PSNA meetings provide participants with exposure to cutting-edge research presented by prominent international scientists, but remain intimate enough to allow interaction and collegiality.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Soybean Seed Isoflavonoids: Biosynthesis and Regulation
Mehran Dastmalchi and Sangeeta Dhaubhadel
Chapter 2: Biosynthesis of Natural Products in Plants by Fungal Endophytes with an Emphasis on Swainsonine
Daniel Cook, Dale R. Gardner, James A. Pfister and Daniel Grum
Chapter 3: Lectins from Medicinal Plants: Bioeffectors with Diverse Activities
Alexander V. Timoshenko, Irina V. Gorudko and Hans-Joachim Gabius
Chapter 4: Bioactive Phytochemicals from Canadian Boreal Forest Species Used Traditionally by Eastern James Bay Cree Aboriginals to Treat Diabetes Mellitus
Jose A Guerrero-Analco, Asim Muhammad, Ammar Saleem, Louis C. Martineau, Lina Musallam, Hoda M. Eid,?Nan Shang, Paleah Black, Alain Currier, Pierre S. Haddad and John T Arnason
Chapter 5: Bioproducts, Biofuels and Perfumes: Conifer Terpene Synthases and their Potential for Metabolic Engineering
Philipp Zerbe and Jorg Bohlmann
Chapter 6: Engineering Elevated Vitamin C in Plants to Improve their Nutritional Content, Growth and Tolerance to Abiotic Stress
Katherine A Lisko, Siddique I Aboobucker, Raquel Torres and Argelia Lorence
Chapter 7: Evaluating the Phytochemical Potential of Camelina? an Emerging New Crop of Old World Origin
Mark A. Berhow, Steven F. Vaughn, Bryan Moser, Deniz Belenli and Umit Polat
Chapter 8: Analysis of?-Methylamino-Alanine in Environmental and Food Samples
W. Broc Glover and Susan J. Murch.