• Origins, Diversity and Persistence
• 51 min
  1. Plastid structure: development and differentiation

  • Dr. Kevin Pyke
• 43 min
  2. Origin and molecular evolution of the plastid

  • Prof. Debashish Bhattacharya
• 50 min
  3. The chloroplast genome and chloroplast gene expression

  • Prof. Christopher Howe
• 41 min
  4. Regulation of chloroplast gene expression: light activated translation

  • Prof. Stephen Mayfield
• 41 min
  5. Protein synthesis in plastids

  • Dr. William Zerges
• 43 min
  6. The chloroplast proteome

  • Dr. Julian Whitelegge
• 35 min
  7. Protein import into chloroplasts

  • Dr. Ute Vothknecht
• 45 min
  8. Assembly of the photosynthesis apparatus

  • Prof. J. Kenneth Hoober
• 26 min
  9. Plastid senescence

  • Prof. Howard Thomas
• Biosynthetic Support of the Biosphere
• 40 min
  10. Photosynthesis: energy capture

  • Prof. Robert Blankenship
• 27 min
  11. Photosynthesis: carbon assimilation

  • Prof. Richard Leegood
• 21 min
  12. Regulation of photosynthetic carbon metabolism

  • Prof. Louise Anderson
• 42 min
  13. Pigments: chlorophyll and its synthesis

  • Prof. Wolfhart Rudiger
• 34 min
  14. Carotenoid functions and other isoprenoids in plants

  • Prof. Elisabeth Gantt
• 30 min
  15. Chloroplast lipid biosynthesis

  • Prof. Christoph Benning
• 31 min
  16. Amino acid synthesis in chloroplasts

  • Prof. Peter Lea
  • Prof. Paulo Mazzafera
  • Dr. Ricardo Azevedo
• 53 min
  17. Responses of chloroplasts to stress conditions

  • Dr. Ron Mittler
• 67 min
  18. Chloroplast genetic engineering

  • Prof. Henry Daniell
• Archived Lectures *These may not cover the latest advances in the field
• 36 min
  19. The chloroplast genome and chloroplast gene expression

  • Prof. Christopher Howe

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1. Introduction
2. Amino acids are synthesized in plastids
3. The N cycle
4. Nitrogen uptake in plants
5. The enzymes nitrate and nitrite reductase
6. Formation of ammonia in the plastids
7. Importing proteins to chloroplast
8. General amino acid structure
9. Plants have 20 amino acids
10. Overview of the amino acids biosynthesis
11. Aspartate, branched chain and aromatic pathways
12. Aspartate pathway
13. The synthesis of the branched chain amino acids
14. Biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids
15. The chorismate biosynthesis
16. Biosynthesis of phenylalanine and tyrosine (1)
17. Biosynthesis of phenylalanine and tyrosine (2)
18. The biosynthesis of tryptophan (1)
19. The biosynthesis of tryptophan (2)
20. Final considerations
21. References

Topics Covered

• Nitrate and ammonium uptake
• Ammonium assimilation
• Synthesis of aspartate-dependent amino acids
• Synthesis of branched chain amino acids
• Synthesis of aromatic amino acids
• Regulation of amino acid metabolism

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Series:

• Chloroplast

Categories:

• Biochemistry
• Plant & Animal Sciences

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Publication History

• Published on October 1, 2007

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Peter Lea has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.
• Prof. Paulo Mazzafera has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.
• Dr. Ricardo Azevedo has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.