Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Biotechnological Applications Book

	Contributors
	Preface
	Colour plate
	Acknowledgements
Sect. 1	Peroxisome functions
Ch. 1	Early research on peroxisomes in plants	1
Ch. 2	Molecular biology, enzymology, and physiology of [beta]-oxidation	19
Ch. 3	Synthesis and function of glyoxylate cycle enzymes	57
Ch. 4	Plant catalases	103
Ch. 5	The photorespiratory pathway of leaf peroxisomes	141
Ch. 6	Peroxisome biogenesis in root nodules and assimilation of symbiotically-reduced nitrogen in tropical legumes	191
Ch. 7	Peroxisomes, reactive oxygen metabolism, and stress-related enzyme activities	221
Ch. 8	Peroxisomal membrane enzymes	259
Ch. 9	Genetic approaches to understand plant peroxisomes	279
Sect. 2	Peroxisome biogenesis and protein import
Ch. 10	Peroxisomal biogenesis and acquistion of membrane proteins	305
Ch. 11	Targeting and import of matrix proteins into peroxisomes	339
Ch. 12	PEX genes in plants and other organisms	385
Sect. 3	Peroxisomes - biotechnological potential
Ch. 13	Prospects for increasing stress resistance of plant peroxisomes	427
Ch. 14	Futile cycling through [beta]-oxidation as a barrier to increased yields of novel oils	445
Ch. 15	Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis in plant peroxisomes	465
	Index	497