Auxins : structure, biosynthesis and functions / Andrew H. Keller and Michelle D. Fallon, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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AUXINS: STRUCTURE, BIOSYNTHESIS AND FUNCTIONS; BOTANICAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICES; AUXINS: STRUCTURE, BIOSYNTHESIS AND FUNCTIONS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. AUXIN BIOSYNTHESIS IN PLANTS; ABSTRACT; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MULTIPLE PATHWAYS POSTULATED FOR AUXIN BIOSYNTHESIS IN PLANTS; 3. THE INDOLE-3-ACETAMIDE PATHWAY; 3.1. A New Route in the IAA Biosynthetic Pathway in Plants; 3.2. The AtAMI1 and NtAMI1 Genes Encode Indole-3-Acetamide Hydrolase; 3.3. IAM is Detected in Many Plant Species.

3.4. IAM Hydrolase Activity is also Detected in Many Plant Species3.5. IAM is Incorporated into Plant Cells and Converted to IAA by the AMI1 Gene Product; 3.6. The AMI1 Gene Family is Widespread in the Plant Kingdom; 3.7. How is IAM Synthesized in Plants?; 4. THE INDOLE-3-PYRUVIC ACID PATHWAY; 4.1. The TAA1 and TIR2 Genes Encode Alliinase-Related Proteins; 4.2. TAA1 Protein Possesses Trp Aminotransferase Activity; 4.3. The TAA1/TIR2 Gene is Closely Related to TAR1 Gene; 4.4. Is IPA Converted into IAD in Plants?; 4.5. The Plant Aldehyde Oxidases are Characterized by Broad Substrate Specificity.

5. THE TRYPTAMINE PATHWAY5.1. Tryptamine: Intermediate in Indole Alkaloid and Serotonin Biosynthesis; 5.2. YUCCA Gene Family; 5.3. Does N-Hydroxytryptamine Exist in Plants?; 5.4. Reexamining the YUCCA Gene Function; 6. THE INDOLE-3-ACETALDOXIME PATHWAY; 6.1. Indole-3-Acetaldoxime is Found Only in Brassicaceae species Such as Arabidopsis; 6.2. CYP79B Gene Product is Involved in Indole Glucosinolate Biosynthesis; 6.3. IAOX is a Metabolic Intermediate in Indole Glucosinolate and Camalexin Biosynthesis; 6.4. IAN May Exist in Only Brassicaceae Species.

6.5. Arabidopsis Nitrilases are Involved in the Conversion of Nitriles to Carboxylic Acids6.6. Maize Nitrilases May also Function in the Detoxification of -Cyanoalanine In Vivo; CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. THE ROLES OF AUXIN DURING PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; AUXIN SYNTHESIS IN MICROORGANISMS; Auxin Is Used as a Signal Molecule in Microorganisms; Plant Hormones in Pathogenic Plant-Microbe Interactions; Auxin at the Plant-Pathogen Interface; AUXIN IN BENEFICIAL PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS; AUXIN IN THE NEW ERA OF FUNGAL GENOME SEQUENCING.

CONCLUSIONACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. AUXIN REGULATION AND FUNCTION: INSIGHTS FROM STUDIES ON ROOTED LEAFY STEM CUTTINGS OF TROPICAL TREE SPECIES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; AUXINS EFFECTS ON ROOTING OF LEAFY STEM CUTTINGS OF TROPICAL TREE SPECIES; HOW DO AUXINS FUNCTION IN ROOTING LEAFY STEM CUTTINGS?; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4. FALLING APART: IS AUXIN THE WEAKEST LINK?; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A BUNCH OF CELLS; WHO IS THE PUPPETEER?; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. CHEMICALS AS ADJUVANTS IN AUXIN INDUCED ADVENTITIOUS ROOTING; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION.

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