nLesson No. 10
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nEnglish for Plant Biologists
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nM. Barták 2013
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Warm up exercise
nWhat is a name of the city ?
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Warm up exercise
nWho did paint the above paintings ?
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Is that ….
nBuchara
nBucuresti
nBudapest
nNovgorod
nNew York
nNew Hampshire
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Plant biochemical compounds
nBe careful when pronouncing chemical names
nAre you sure you know all abbreviations of basic plant chemicals ?
nAre you able to classify compound produced by plants ?

This is a typical part of molecule of …
chlorophyll
Source of photos: http://www.vicnezzdravi.cz/chlorofyl-info/,
http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/6972/view, http://m.eb.com/assembly/121614,
http://www.svetvitaminu.cz/index.php?k=34&k1=37
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Plant hormones
nSource of image: http://www.seedbiology.de/hormones.asp
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Read and translate
nThe production of compounds such as amino acids, sugars and vitamins, which make up the body of a
plant, from inorganic compounds is called ‘primary metabolism’, whereas the production of more
complex compounds from primary metabolites is called ‘secondary metabolism’.

Plant secondary compounds
nSource: http://www.rikenresearch.riken.jp/eng/frontline/6396
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Plant enzymes
nsuperoxide dismutase,
ncatalase,
nascorbate peroxidase,
nglutathione reductase
Are they:
Carboxylation enzymes ?
Proteolytic enzymes ?
Antioxidative enzymes ?

Are those compounds used in enzymes ?
nPhosphoenol pyruvate
nRibulose bis-phosphate
What are the abbreviations of the enzymes ?
Is it PEPCO ?
Is it RUBISCO ?
Are they hydrolitic enzymes ?
Of course, they are not. They are carboxylation ones.

What is the most important chemical product of … ?
nhttp://www.rnw.nl/english/article/polystyrene-surplus-sugarcane
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What is the most important chemical product of … ?
nhttp://www.tokyofoundation.org/en/topics/japanese-traditional-foods/vol.-6-rapeseed-oil
image_preview golden+valley+canola+oil+1+liter

This is a bioreactor with algal culture inside it.
nSources: http://www.algae2omega.com/gallery,
nhttp://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/430577551/Natural_astaxanthin_oil_oleorisen.html
nhttp://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/news/2007/04/17/astivo.html
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Finally, some useful abbreviations
nABA
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nIAA
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nGA
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nABBA
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nJA
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nMEJA
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nAla
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nAsp
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nLeu
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nGly
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… and finally…
nC O N V E R S A T I O N    is    coming
• Plants in everyday s life
• May plants be harmful to a man ?
• Plants in science and technologies.
• Endangered plant species. Why do they extinct?