Cell & Molecular Biology of Plants | M.Sc Botany (PDF)
Cell & Molecular Biology of Plants written by Prabhat & Nitu Nisha is a great book for cell and its molecular structures with working mechanisms in Molecular Biology field, book available in PDF download.
The plant cell is a marvel of biological engineering. It is the fundamental unit of terrestrial life, responsible for capturing the energy of the sun, sustaining global food webs, and producing the oxygen we breathe. To understand the plant cell is to understand the very foundation of our ecosystem.
This book is designed to provide a comprehensive, systematic, and in-depth exploration of plant cell biology. It was born out of the need for a text that seamlessly bridges classical cytology with modern molecular biology, offering readers a unified view of how plant cells are structured, how they function, and how they govern their own lifecycles.
Whether you are an undergraduate student encountering the intricacies of cellular organelles for the first time, a graduate researcher delving into membrane transport kinetics, or an educator seeking a logically structured pedagogical tool, this book is crafted for you. It assumes a foundational understanding of biology but builds complex concepts step-by-step, ensuring accessibility without sacrificing scientific rigor.
Unit I
- Structural Organization of Plant Cell
- Specialized Plant Cell Types
- Chemical Foundation & Biochemical Energetics of Plant Cell
- Cell Wall: Structure and Function
- Cell Wall: Biogenesis and Growth
- Structure of Plasma Membrane
- Models of Plasma Membrane
- Plasma Membrane: Functions
- Plasma Membrane: Site of ATPase
- Ion Carriers in Plasma Membrane
- Channels, Pumps & Receptors
- Plasmodesmata: Role in Movement of Molecules
Unit II
- Chloroplast
- Mitochondria
- Microbodies
- Golgi Apparatus
- Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
- Lysosomes
Unit III
- Ribosome
- Ribosome: Sites of Protein Synthesis
- Mechanism of Translation
- Plant Vacuoles: Tonoplast
- Membrane ATPase
- Function as a Transporter and Storage Organelle
- Nucleus: Structure
- Nucleus & Nuclear Pores
- Nucleosome
- Nuclear Organization
- Structure of DNA
- The A, B, & Z Forms of DNA: A Detailed Description
- A-Form of DNA
- DNA Damage and Repair
- DNA Transcription
- mRNA Splicing
- mRNA Transport
- Nucleolus: An Essential Ribosome Factory
- Ribosomal RNA (rRNA): Structure and Biosynthesis
- Role of tRNA
Unit IV
- The Cytoskeleton
- Organization and Role of Microfilaments & Microtubules
- Motor Movement: Implications for Flagellar & Other Motions
- Karyokinesis: Mitosis and Meiosis
- Role of Cyclins and Cyclin-Dependent Kinases (CDKs)
- Programmed Cell Death (PCD)
