D.Phil. (Biochemistry) / This thesis concerns a study of the effect of isonitrosoacetophenone on plant metabolism. Three different systems were investigated; cultured tobacco and sorghum cells as well as Arabidopsis thaliana plants, and a metabolomic approach was followed. Unlike most scientific studies, metabolomics is a discipline which is not driven by a specific hypothesis, but rather by the obtained data to add scientific insights to the topic under investigation. As such, the current study lacks a definite overarching hypothesis, but specific objectives were outlined and answered in each experimental chapter. This thesis is therefore presented as a compilation of nine chapters in which experimental/research work is described in Chapter 3- 8. It is important to note that each chapter is presented in accordance with the guidelines for the respective journal in which the corresponding manuscript was published or submitted to.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:7667 |
| Date | 24 July 2013 |
| Creators | Madala, Ntakadzeni Edwin |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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