BGMR.07.007 Plant Biochemistry
(2CP)
The formation, structure and composition of the plant cell specific structures as cell wall, vacuole, chloro-, chromo- and amyloplasts. The formation of protein bodies and lipid bodies . The storage proteins of cereals. Glyoxysome and gluconeogenesis. The secondary metabolism of plants – the classification, synthesis and functions of phenolic compounds, terpenoids and alkaloids. Biochemistry of plant defence reactions to pathogens and abiotic stress.