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 The International Journal of Plant Chemistry, Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
An Official Journal of the Phytochemical Society of Europe and the Phytochemical Society of North America.
Editors:
G.P. Bolwell, N.G. Lewis, D. Strack
See editorial board for all editors information
Description
Phytochemistry 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.
Book reviews are published regularly and the journal
welcomes the submission of new
books for review, to the U.K. office. Symposia and Society announcements will be
published, at the discretion
of the Publisher. Preliminary communications will not,
however, be considered.
Authors should consult the latest instructions to
authors (see Phytochemistry Volume 66,
Issue 1) before preparing their manuscripts. All contributions must be in English and
should be
submitted online (www.ees.elsevier.com/phytochem) to the appropriate
Regional Editor for their geographical region. For U.K., Africa, The Commonwealth &
Rest of the World: Professor G. P. Bolwell, Division
of Biochemistry, School of
Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, U.K. For
the Americas and East Asia:
Professor N. G. Lewis, Institute of Biological Chemistry,
Washington State University, Pullman, WA, U.S.A. For Continental Europe and
Russia:
Professor D. Strack, Institut fur Pflanzenbiochemie, Weinberg 3, Halle (Saale), Germany.
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ISSN: 0031-9422
Imprint: PERGAMON
Commenced publication 1962
Subscriptions for the year 2009,
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Audience
Organic Chemists, Plant Chemists, Plant Biochemists, Plant Molecular Biologists, Chemical Ecologists and Natural Product Chemists.
Impact factor of this journal
2007: 2.322
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Last update: 9 Oct 2008
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