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PHYTOCHEMISTRY
ISSN:
0031-9422
6 issues a
year
Editors: G.P. Bolwell, N.G. Lewis, D.
Strack
Description
hytochemistry is the international journal of pure and applied plant
chemistry, plant biochemistry and molecular biology, published 24 times per
annum by Elsevier. The majority of these publications will be Regular Issues
covering research on all aspects of pure and applied plant biochemistry,
especially that which leads to a deeper understanding of the factors underlying
the growth, development and metabolism of plants and the chemistry of plant
constituents. Phytochemistry is a primary source for papers dealing with plant
secondary compounds, especially with regard to their biosynthesis and diverse
properties. This specialisation is reflected further in regular Special Issues
(Reports on Structure Elucidation) devoted exclusively to structure elucidation
of phytochemicals that is published 5-6 times per annum. Phytochemistry is the
official organ of 'The Phytochemical Society of Europe' and 'The Phytochemical
Society of North America'. The Journal is currently divided into several
sections as indicated below, but papers which cut across these sections or
which are on any other aspect of plant biochemistry will also be considered.
Review articles are published at regular intervals, ranging in scope
from primary metabolism and regulation of plant growth, through plant
enzymology to natural product chemistry and the biological activity of plant
products. They deal with significant new areas of research and are intended to
command the interest of the general reader.
Authors should consult the
Editors before preparing such articles, by submitting an outline of their
proposed review. Molecules of Interest are invited short reviews (3-4 printed
pages) of individual compounds or macromolecules of plant, fungal or algal
origin, which are currently attracting significant applied, commercial or
biological interest. These can be novel compounds or newly discovered
properties of familiar compounds.
The Chemotaxonomy section
contains papers on the comparative biochemistry of plants. These may range from
distributional studies on low molecular weight compounds in a group of fungi,
algae or higher plants to the comparative amino acid sequences of related
proteins within groups of species. Papers on infraspecific chemical variation
are also included here. Editorial Comment will be an occasional series where
Regional Editors, Board Members or other scientists will be invited to comment
on phytochemistry topics of global interest and debate.
The Protein
Biochemistry section will contain reports on the purification of proteins
directly from the organism or by heterologous expression. These will
preferentially include information on enzymological properties, macromolecular
structure and exploration of function, by site-directed mutagenesis and/or
subcellular localisation. Reports of work that employ proteomics will be
particularly welcome and are intended to complement the next section.
The Molecular Genetics and
Genomics section contains papers on nucleic acid biochemistry, function and
expression. This section will contain reports of genes and their analysis and
expression, which demonstrate novelty and/or biological significance. Papers
and communications that contain only sequence data or which duplicate studies
of gene expression in other species will not generally be acceptable. Gene
discovery using mutants and reverse genetics or exploration of functionality of
genes in transgenic organisms will however be encouraged, if this provides new
insight into unknown or previously known sequences.
The
Metabolism section focuses on work in primary, intermediary and secondary
metabolism. Contributions are particularly encouraged on the biosynthesis of
macromolecules such as polysaccharides, lipids and other polymers such as
lignin and their assembly in higher orders of structure such as membranes and
cell walls. This section will also contain papers describing the further
elucidation of known pathways and of newly discovered alternatives, as well as
all aspects of metabolic regulation including regulatory molecules and proteins
such as protein kinases and transcription factors. Studies directed toward
understanding the regulation and possible cross-talk between pathways through
the use of transgenic organisms are also strongly encouraged, as are those
describing aspects of biochemistry regulated during growth and development at
any stage of the organism.
The Ecological Biochemistry
section contains papers on biochemical adaptations in plants to environmental
stress; pollination biochemistry; plant toxins and their effects on animals,
phytoecdysones, antifeedants; herbivory, plant defence and insect feeding
preferences; utilization of plant substances by animals; and all aspects of
biochemical plant pathology, including the production of phytotoxins and
phytoalexin elicitation. Contributions on various symbiotic interactions are
also welcomed. Also of considerable interest is the elucidation of the
signalling molecules that govern the nature of the responses involved in the
interaction between two or more organisms. The Bioactive Products section
contains papers on novel plant chemistry, where the biological activities of
one or more of the new plant compounds are described.
Descriptions
of possible pharmacological, medical or therapeutic use or of dietary
significance are encouraged if known. This section may also contain analysis of
genetically modified plants that have been analysed for changes in their
profiles of bioactive plant products. Such bioassay data should include
comparable results for a known agent, so that the reader can judge the relative
importance of any new finding. Full experimental details of the biological
tests should be provided, and studies judged significant by the Editors may be
invited to be discussed in the Molecules of Interest section before
publication. In such cases, this review will appear in the same issue as the
publication.
The Chemistry section contains papers on: growth
substances, macromolecules, primary metabolites, terpenoids, polyketides,
phenylpropanoids, flavonoids, alkaloids and compounds of mixed biosynthetic
origin. Authors investigating the chemistry of a given plant species should aim
to publish their results in a single manuscript rather than in a series of
papers which describe each new compound as it is found. The structural analysis
of new plant substances is now so routine that papers reporting a single novel
compound of expectable structure (e.g. a new triterpene fatty acid ester) are
rarely acceptable, unless other novel information on the plant is included.
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