Plant Biochemistry
Hans, Heldt ; Walter Heldt & Birgit, Piechulla
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- USA ACADEMIC PRESS 2011
- xx, 622 p. 27 cm.
A leaf cell consists of several metabolic compartments - The use of energy from sunlight by photosynthesis is the basis of life - Photosynthesis is an electron transport process - ATP is generated by photosynthesis - Mitochondria are the power stastion of the cell - Photosynthesis implies the consumption of water - Polysaccharides are storage and transport forms of carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis - Nitrogen fixation enables plants to use the nitrogen of the air for growth