PSC208 Plant Metabolism (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Agricultural and Horticultural Studies (AGHOR)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject considers the major chemical transformations used in plant cells to convert and conserve energy and to synthesise the important cellular components. Emphasis will be given to the integration of metabolic pathways and regulation.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Wagga Wagga |
| Distance * | Wagga Wagga |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PSC208
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Prerequisite(s):
(BCM206 or BCM210 ) and PSC215
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Be able to accurately describe the importance of energy flow to cellular metabolism
- be able to accurately identify the various metabolic pathways used by plant cells to synthesise the major cellular components
- be able to accurately describe those specialled areas of metabolism, including the secondary products that are applicable to study in the area of Viticulture and Wine sciences.
- be able to accurately describe the principles behind common techniques such as the use of enzyme assays used in the study of plant metabolism.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Energy Flow - Light absorption and energy flow - Reaction centre complexes and photosystems - Electron transport pathways - ATP synthesis in chloroplasts Carbohydrate Metabolism - Carbon reactions in plants - Triose and hexose phosphate pool - Synthesis of sucrose and starch - Regulation of carbon metabolism Respiration and Photorespiration - Citric acid cycle - Plant mitochondrial electron transport - ATP synthesis - Regulation of respiration - Metabolic basis of photorespiration Nitrogen and Sulphur Metabolism - Enzymology of nitrogen fixation - Symbiotic nitrogen fixation - Nitrate and nitrite uptake and reduction - Sulphur chemistry and function - Reductive sulphate assimilation pathway Lipid Metabolism in Plants - Fatty acid biosynthesis - Synthesis of membrane lipids - Synthesis and catabolism of storage lipids - Lipids as secondary product precursors Amino Acid Metabolism in Plants - Amino acid synthesis - Assimilation of inorganic Nitrogen into N-transport amino acids - Aromatic amino acid synthesis Secondary Metabolites - Metabolism of terpenoids - Alkaloid biosynthesis - Metabolism of phenolic compounds
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 3 day residential school.
The residential school focusses on hands on practical components of the theory within the subject.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.