Plant Biochemistry

Organization of plant cells. The biochemistry of important plant processes and metabolic pathways. Photosynthesis of carotenoid pigments. Biochemistry of plant development. The plant cell wall structure, formation and growth. Lignin formation. Free amino acids, pyrimidines. Purines and nucleosides in plants. Metabolism of auxins, gibberellins and cytokinins. Synthetic growth regulators and herbicides. Structure-activity relationship of plant hormones.