Publisher's Synopsis
The proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Plant Lipids covers the full range of biochemical, chemical and molecular biological aspects of plant lipids (including lipid structure and analysis, fatty acid biosynthesis, lipid metabolism and oxidation, isoprenoids and steroids, signalling, environmental aspects and biotechnolgy). The book contains over 200 papers divided into the following sections: fatty acid synthesis: from CO2 to functional genomics; lipid analysis fatty acid biosynthesis; complex lipid biosynthesis; lipid catabolism; sterols and isoprenoids; lipids and signalling; environmental effects on lipids; and biotechnological aspects.
