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    BIOL458

    Plant Biochemistry and Biochemical Ecology

    An introduction to plant biochemistry, plant metabolism, and the biochemical basis of plant adaptation, with emphasis on plant-specific biochemical pathways and processes, and their regulation and molecular biology. Storage carbohydrates, cell wall biosynthesis, lipid metabolism, nitrogen fixation and assimilation, and photosynthesis; biochemical ecology of secondary plant metabolites including isoprenoids, phenolics and alkaloids.

    Lecture: 3h

    Lab: 0h

    Tutorial: 0h

    Credits: 1.5