Biochemistry & molecular biology of plants

Part 1, Compartments. Membrane structure and membranous organelles

The cell wall

Membrane transport

Protein sorting and vesicle traffic

The cytoskeleton

Part 2, Reproduction. Nucleic acids

Genome organization and expression

Amino acids

Protein synthesis, assembly, and degradation

Lipids

Cell division regulation

Part 3, Energy flow. Photosynthesis

Carbohydrate metabolism

Respiration and photorespiration

Part 4, Metabolic and develomental integration. Long-distance transport

Nitrogen and sulfur

Biosynthesis of hormones and elicitor molecules

Signal perception and transduction

Reproductive development

Senescence and programmed cell death

Part 5, Plant environment and agriculture. Responses to plant pathogens

Responses to abiotic stresses

Molecular physiology of mineral nutrient acquisition, transport, and utilization

Natural products (secondary metabolites).