Biology of the Plant Cuticle.9781405132688 Biology of the plant cuticle. Ed. by Markus Riederer and Caroline Muller. Blackwell Publishing 2006 438 pages $249.99 Hardcover Annual plant reviews; 23 QK725 Botanists in various specialties from Europe, North America, and Japan discuss plant surface science in general, and the cuticle cuticle /cu·ti·cle/ (ku´ti-k'l) 1. a layer of more or less solid substance covering the free surface of an epithelial cell. 2. eponychium (1). 3. a horny secreted layer. in particular, for readers ranging from biologists working in the molecular and whole-organism level to industrial agrochemists. Their topics include the fine structure of the plant cuticle, the biopolymer bi·o·pol·y·mer n. A macromolecule, such as a protein or nucleic acid, that is formed in a living organism. biopolymer any protein or nucleic acid produced by a living organism. matrix, the biosynthesis Biosynthesis The synthesis of more complex molecules from simpler ones in cells by a series of reactions mediated by enzymes. The overall economy and survival of the cell is governed by the interplay between the energy gained from the breakdown of compounds and transport of plant cuticular cu·ti·cle n. 1. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; epidermis. 2. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail. 3. Dead or cornified epidermis. 4. waxes, optical properties of plant surfaces, microbial communities in the phyllosphere, and plant-insect interactions on cuticular surfaces. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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