Target Sites of Herbicide Action / Edition 1

by Peter Boger, Gerhard Sandmann

Overview

This publication is based on the plant processes and reaction sites for which reliable knowledge on both their physiology and biochem-istry and the mode of herbicidal action is available. Targets of the agrochemical research, such as enzymes of biosynthetic pathways or herbicide-binding peptides in the photosynthetic membrane, are highlighted. Detailed knowledge about the target sites will allow bio-chemical model systems to evaluate the biological activity of newly synthesized compounds before their conventional screening in the greenhouse. Quantitative structure/activity relationships should be performed more reliably with simple biological species or enzymol-ogy assays, to aid in the rational design of pesticides. This text is highly valuable for plant physiologists, pathologists, and chemists in the agrochemical industry and universities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849349850
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/31/1989
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Peter Boger and Gerhard Sandmann

Table of Contents

Biochemistry and Genetic Control of the Photosys-tem-II Herbicide Target Site. Inhibition of Carotenoid Biosynthesis by Herbicides. Herbicide-Induced Radical Damage and Antioxida-tive Systems. Fatty Acid Biosynthesis - A Target Site of Herbicide Action. Herbicide Interference with Cell Division in Plants. Herbi-cides as Inhibitors of Amino Acid Biosynthesis. Gibberellins: Metabolic Pathways and Inhibitors of Biosynthesis. Producing Her-bicide-Resistant Plants by Gene Transfer Technology. Modern As-pects of Enzyme Inhibition with Particular Emphasis on Reaction-In-termediate Analogs and Other Potent, Reversible Inhibitors. New Plant-Specific Targets for Future Herbicides. Index.

Editorial Reviews

A supplement to the two-volume Weed physiology (CRC, 1985) this collection of articles focuses on herbicides and the biochemistry involved in xenobiotics affecting plant metabolism. Ten chapters address: herbicidal targets within the chloroplast; herbicide-induced radical formation and the antioxidative radical-quenching system of the plant cell; the efforts of gene technology to produce herbicide- resistant plants; inhibitor enzymology (a review); reaction sites which have not yet been targeted but should be considered for future inhibition studies and herbicide development. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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