Molecular Biology and Biochemistry of Fruit Ripening provides comprehensive and mechanistic coverage of fruit ripening, emphasizing commonalities and differences between fruit groups and ripening processes.
Coverage includes::
- the physiochemical and molecular changes in fruit which impact flavour, texture, and colour
- recent advances in genomics on the genetic, molecular, and biochemical basis of fruit quality
- integrates information on both hormonal and genetic control of ripening
Contents
1 Biochemistry of Fruit Ripening
- Central Carbon Metabolism
- Ethylene in Ripening
- Polyamines
- Volatiles
- Cell Wall Metabolism
2 Fruit—An Angiosperm Innovation
- Fruit in the Fossil Record
- Fruit Variation and Angiosperm Phylogeny
- Fruit Development
- Fruit as a Driver of Angiosperm Diversity
3 Ethylene and the Control of Fruit Ripening
- Ethylene and Climacteric and Nonclimacteric Fruits
- A Molecular Explanation for System-1 and System-2 Ethylene
- Ethylene and Ripening Gene Networks in Flower and Fruit Development
- Ethylene Perception and Signaling
- Ethylene Response Factors
- Ethylene and Ripening Gene Expression
4 Carotenoid Biosynthesis and Chlorophyll Degradation
- Distribution of Carotenoids and Chlorophylls in Fruit
- Chlorophyll Degradation and Recycling
- Carotenoids and Carotenoid Metabolites
5 Phenylpropanoid Metabolism and Biosynthesis of Anthocyanins
- Cinnamic Acids
- Monolignols, Lignans, and Lignin
- Coumarins
- Stilbenoids
- Flavonoids
- Engineering Elevated Levels of Flavonoids and Other Phenylpropanoids
6 Biosynthesis of Volatile Compounds
- Metabolic Pathways
- Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci for Volatiles
- Metabolic Engineering of the Fruit Volatile Pathways
7 Cell Wall Architecture and Metabolism in Ripening Fruit and the Complex Relationship with Softening
- Building Blocks of Fruit Cell Walls
- The Architecture of Fruit Cell Walls
- Cell Wall Dynamics in Ripening Fruit
- The Cuticular Cell Wall and Fruit Softening
8 Regulatory Networks Controlling Ripening
- Hormonal Control
- Genetic Networks
- Epigenetic Regulation
Index
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