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ADUCCI PATRIZIA
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DESCRIPTION OF TEACHING MODULE:
Organization of the Plant Cell:
Cell Wall, Membranes and Organelles.
Water and Solute Transport:
Water Absorption and transport . Passive and Active transport of Solutes. Membrane Transport Processes. Membrane Transport Proteins: Channels, Carriers, Pumps. Translocation of Photosynthates in the Phloem: Phloem loading; The Pressure-Flow Model.
Biochemistry and metabolism
Photosynthesis: the Light Reactions:
Introduction; Organization of the Photosynthetic Apparatus; Mechanism of Electron Transport; Proton Transport and ATP Synthesis; Photoinhibition and Photoprotection. Photosynthesis: the Carbon Reactions:
The Calvin Cycle: Reactions and Regulation; The C2 Oxidative Photosynthetic Carbon Cycle; Adaptations of Photosynthesis: The C4 Carbon Cycle; Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM). Biosynthesis of Starch and Sucrose.
(it is necessary to know and write the reactions and the chemical structure of molecules in the cycles)
Plant Hormones:
Structure, Physiological effects and Mechanism of Action of: Auxins; Gibberellins; Cytokinins: Ethylene; Abscisic Acid;
 Testo:Taiz-Zeiger, Plant Physiology, Fifth Edition 2010,Sinhauer Associates Inc Publishers,Sunderland Massachussets USA and related web sito (open access) www.plantphys.net for specific items.
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