"Plants possess the ability to biosynthesize a large variety of steroids, but it was not until 1979 that a hormonal function for these substances was demonstrated in plants. Today, more than 40 structurally and functionally related steroids, known as brassinosteroids, have been isolated from na...

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Main Authors:	Khripach, V. A. (Author), Shabinskij, V. N. (Author), Groot, A. E. de (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	San Diego [u.a.] Acad. Pr. 1999
Subjects:	Brassinostéroïdes Brassinosteroids Pflanzenbau Brassinosteroide Physiologie Biosynthese
Summary:	"Plants possess the ability to biosynthesize a large variety of steroids, but it was not until 1979 that a hormonal function for these substances was demonstrated in plants. Today, more than 40 structurally and functionally related steroids, known as brassinosteroids, have been isolated from natural sources. Because brassinosteroids demonstrate various kinds of regulatory activities in the growth and development of plants and are promising compounds for environmentally friendly approaches to plant protection and increasing crop yields, they have attracted the attention of specialists in the fields of synthetic and analytical chemistry, biochemistry, plant physiology, and agriculture. Most of the more than 1000 publications on brassinosteroids, including literature previously available only in Russian journals and patents, were considered in compiling this comprehensive and up-to-date reference. Unpublished data from the authors' laboratories are also included."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:	XIV, 456 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:	0124063608