Inositol phosphates : linking agriculture and the environment / edited by Benjamin L. Turner, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancón, Republic of Panama, Alan E. Richardson, CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra, Australia and Edward J. Mullaney, United States Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, USA.
Material type: TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (xi, 288 pages) : illustrations, chartsContent type:- text
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This book brings together critical reviews on inositol phosphates in agriculture, ecology, and the environment. It includes 16 chapters covering a diverse range of topics, including the synthesis and hydrolysis of inositol phosphates, their role in animal nutrition, and their fate in soils and aquatic ecosystems.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nomenclature and Terminology of Inositol Phosphates : Clarification and a Glossary of Terms / Stephen B. Shears and Benjamin L. Turner -- Identification of Inositol Phosphates by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy : Unravelling Structural Diversity / Pushpalatha P.N. Murthy -- High-performance Chromatographic Separations of Inositol Phosphates and Their Detection by Mass Spectrometry / William T. Cooper, Matthew Heerboth and Vincent J.M. Salters -- Origins and Biochemical Transformations of Inositol Stereoisomers and Their Phosphorylated Derivatives in Soil / Michael F. L'Annunziata -- Isolation and Assessment of Microorganisms That Utilize Phytate / Jane E. Hill and Alan E. Richardson -- Phytate-degrading Enzymes : Regulation of Synthesis in Microorganisms and Plants / Ralf Greiner -- Phytases : Attributes, Catalytic Mechanisms and Applications / Edward J. Mullaney and Abul H.J. Ullah -- Seed Phosphorus and the Development of Low-phytate Crops / Victor Raboy -- Phytase and Inositol Phosphates in Animal Nutrition : Dietary Manipulation and Phosphorus Excretion by Animals / Xin Gen Lei and Jesus M. Porres -- Environmental Implications of Inositol Phosphates in Animal Manures / April B. Leytem and Rory O. Maguire -- Ligand Effects on Inositol Phosphate Solubility and Bioavailability in Animal Manures / Thanh H. Dao -- Inositol Phosphates in Soil : Amounts, Forms and Significance of the Phosphorylated Inositol Stereoisomers / Benjamin L. Turner -- Abiotic Reactions of Inositol Phosphates in Soil / Luisella Celi and Elisabetta Barberis -- Interactions Between Phytases and Soil Constituents : Implications for the Hydrolysis of Inositol Phosphates / Timothy S. George, Hervé Quiquampoix, Richard J. Simpson and Alan E. Richardson -- Plant Utilization of Inositol Phosphates / Alan E. Richardson, Timothy S. George, Iver Jakobsen and Richard J. Simpson -- Inositol Phosphates in Aquatic Systems / Ian D. McKelvie.
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