Areas with high agricultural potential include arid zones, which make up 43% of the world's total area. In these areas the scarce precipitation and...

Decades, or even centuries, of changing and competing land uses have left many of the world's streams degraded, in poor health, and out of balance ...

Anthocyanins are a group of phenolic compounds widely found in nature, occurring in all tissues of higher plants. Currently, there are over 600 ide...

Cell proliferation is an increase in the number of cells as a result of cell growth and cell division. A series of growth disorders can occur at th...

The majority of chapters in this book were written by scientists of N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics (IBChPh) of Russian Academy of S...

This book presents 616 compounds isolated and identified from plants that present antioxidant activity. These substances have been classified by ch...

For thousands of years, plants show great importance in applications such as condiments, medicines, fragrances, colorants, ornaments, and thus thro...

Deep brain Stimulation (DBS) is being increasingly carried out for several neurological disorders, the most common being Parkinson's disease. This ...

Free radicals are molecules, ions, or atoms with unpaired electrons in their outermost shell of electrons. Although it is a relatively recent disco...

A lipoprotein is a biochemical assembly that contains both proteins and lipids. Many enzymes, transporters, structural proteins, antigens, adhesins...

Molecular chaperones are a ubiquitous class of proteins that play important roles in protein folding and in the protection of cells from several st...

This book presents 847 compounds isolated and identified from plants that present antioxidant activity. These substances have been classified by ch...

Several problems in modern genome mapping analysis belong to the field of discrete optimisation on a set of all possible orders. In this book, form...

The collection of topics in this book aims to reflect the diversity of recent advances in nanomaterials, nanochemistry and smart materials with a b...

Covering over 160 species in full-color illustrations and informative text combine to identify waterfowl found throughout the world. This field gui...

Cassava produces about 10 times more carbohydrates than most cereals per unit area, and are ideal for production in marginal and drought prone area...

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, blue-green bacteria or cyanophyta, is a phylum of bacteria that obtain their energy through photosyn...

The present book covers estrogen, its receptors and estrogen mediated gene regulation in the brain. Further, it explains the mechanism of estrogen ...

This book presents topical research in the study of the dietary sources, properties and health benefits of flavonoids. Topics discussed in this com...

Gallic acid and its structurally related compounds are found widely distributed in fruits, plants, vegetables, and derivatives. Esters of gallic ac...

Proteins are important biomolecules that are vital for the cellular structure and function. They perform a vast array of functions within organisms...

In this handbook, the authors present topical research in the study of the formation mechanisms, physiological roles and common harmful effects of ...

Neurologists and neuroscientists have been fascinated with the phenomenon of handedness and through the course of human history the question that w...

Often described as the most intact native ecosystem in the country, Te Hauturu-o-Toi/Little Barrier Island holds a special place in the minds of al...