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Biochemical and structural dynamics of the cell nucleus. E. Wang, J. L. Wang, S. Chien, W‐Y Cheung and C‐W Wu (eds). Academic Press, New York. xi + 269 pages, $49.95 (1990).

Biochemical and structural dynamics of the cell nucleus. E. Wang, J. L. Wang, S. Chien, W‐Y... COMPARTMENTATION OF PLANT METABOLISM IN NONPHOTOSYNTHETIC TISSUES M. J. Emes (Ed) Society for Experimental Biology Seminar Series 42 Cambridge University Press. xiv 204 pages. ISBN 0 521 36132 X. Hardback Z32.50 (1991). BIOCHEMICAL AND STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS OF THE CELL NUCLEUS E. Wang, J. L. Wang, S. Chien, W-Y Cheung and C-W Wu (Eds). Academic Press, New York. xi 269 pages, $49.95 (1990). In spite of the fact that many important commercial products such as proteins, starches, oils and secondary compounds are produced by non-photosynthetic tissues such as roots and seeds, studies of the intracellular compartmentation and regulation of metabolism tend to be confined largely to the photosynthetic tissues. This has resulted in a lack of information on some of the basic aspects of the biochemistry of mature and developing non-photosynthetic tissues. This is of concern since many of the biotechnological manipulations of plant tissues for increased productivity concern precisely these tissues. The current volume presents contributions from a meeting organized in 1989 by the Society for Experimental Biology Plant Metabolism Group. The eleven chapters concern compartmentation of metabolism in roots, seed endosperm, meristematic tissues and nongreen cell cultures, and cover studies on non-green plastids, lipid bodies, glyoxisomes, mitochondria, vacuoles and protein bodies. Alihough appearing rather late after the meeting, the volume does illustrate well the current state of the art, especially the gaps in our knowledge, and illustrates the problems faced by those who seek to fill those gaps. P. B. GAHAN This rather high-soundingly titled book is the published record of a meetine held in Taiwan in 1989. It consists of " a series of papers on various aspects of the eucaryotic cell nucleus which has been logically assembled in five sections encompassing structure, assembly, selected topics on certain nuclear proteins, and finally some items of nucleo-cytoplasmic transport. The individual contributions are of good quality and provide clear accounts of the specific topics. However this type of published record again brings up the perpetual question of why they are produced in an exclusive format, when the contents could be more cheaply produced e.g. as a supplement to the Journal of Cell Biology or even Cell Biochemistry and Function and thus ensure a wide readership. This reviewer's recommendation would therefore be not to buy but to borrow this book. G. HARRIS FLAVINS AND FLAVOPROTEINS 1990 B. Curti, S. Ronchi and G. Zanetti (Eds). de Gruyter, Berlin and New York. xxiii + 945 pages, DM390 (1991). This is a collection of papers given at an International Symposium held in July, 1990. The topics have been grouped into ten collections. They range from the chemistry and biosynthesis of flavins and of flavoproteins; of oxidases and dehydrogenases that depend on flavins as cofactors: of complex flavoproteins; to folate-dependent flavoproteins and flavoproteins of medical relevance. Although this book contains a wealth of information, it is likely to be of value only to those involved in the detailed biochemistry of such compounds. J. CHAYEN http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Cell Biochemistry and Function Wiley

Biochemical and structural dynamics of the cell nucleus. E. Wang, J. L. Wang, S. Chien, W‐Y Cheung and C‐W Wu (eds). Academic Press, New York. xi + 269 pages, $49.95 (1990).

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COMPARTMENTATION OF PLANT METABOLISM IN NONPHOTOSYNTHETIC TISSUES M. J. Emes (Ed) Society for Experimental Biology Seminar Series 42 Cambridge University Press. xiv 204 pages. ISBN 0 521 36132 X. Hardback Z32.50 (1991). BIOCHEMICAL AND STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS OF THE CELL NUCLEUS E. Wang, J. L. Wang, S. Chien, W-Y Cheung and C-W Wu (Eds). Academic Press, New York. xi 269 pages, $49.95 (1990). In spite of the fact that many important commercial products such as proteins, starches, oils and secondary compounds are produced by non-photosynthetic tissues such as roots and seeds, studies of the intracellular compartmentation and regulation of metabolism tend to be confined largely to the photosynthetic tissues. This has resulted in a lack of information on some of the basic aspects of the biochemistry of mature and developing non-photosynthetic tissues. This is of concern since many of the biotechnological manipulations of plant tissues for increased productivity concern precisely these tissues. The current volume presents contributions from a meeting organized in 1989 by the Society for Experimental Biology Plant Metabolism Group. The eleven chapters concern compartmentation of metabolism in roots, seed endosperm, meristematic tissues and nongreen cell cultures, and cover studies on non-green plastids, lipid bodies, glyoxisomes, mitochondria, vacuoles and protein bodies. Alihough appearing rather late after the meeting, the volume does illustrate well the current state of the art, especially the gaps in our knowledge, and illustrates the problems faced by those who seek to fill those gaps. P. B. GAHAN This rather high-soundingly titled book is the published record of a meetine held in Taiwan in 1989. It consists of " a series of papers on various aspects of the eucaryotic cell nucleus which has been logically assembled in five sections encompassing structure, assembly, selected topics on certain nuclear proteins, and finally some items of nucleo-cytoplasmic transport. The individual contributions are of good quality and provide clear accounts of the specific topics. However this type of published record again brings up the perpetual question of why they are produced in an exclusive format, when the contents could be more cheaply produced e.g. as a supplement to the Journal of Cell Biology or even Cell Biochemistry and Function and thus ensure a wide readership. This reviewer's recommendation would therefore be not to buy but to borrow this book. G. HARRIS FLAVINS AND FLAVOPROTEINS 1990 B. Curti, S. Ronchi and G. Zanetti (Eds). de Gruyter, Berlin and New York. xxiii + 945 pages, DM390 (1991). This is a collection of papers given at an International Symposium held in July, 1990. The topics have been grouped into ten collections. They range from the chemistry and biosynthesis of flavins and of flavoproteins; of oxidases and dehydrogenases that depend on flavins as cofactors: of complex flavoproteins; to folate-dependent flavoproteins and flavoproteins of medical relevance. Although this book contains a wealth of information, it is likely to be of value only to those involved in the detailed biochemistry of such compounds. J. CHAYEN

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