SECONDARY PLANT PRODUCTS AND METABOLIC ENGINEERING Unit 1: Introduction to secondary plant products: pathways significance/functions Unit 2: Subclassification, structures and biosynthesis of secondary plant products: Nitrogenous compounds(alkaloids, seed proteins), Isoprenoids and terpenoids (low molecular weight and long polymers),Phenolics (low molecular weight and long polymers: cinnamates, coumarins, stilbenes, benzoates, slavonoids, lignans, lignins,Tannins), glycosides (Cyanogenic glycosides and cardiac glycosides), glucosinolates. Unit 3: Evolution of secondary pathways, occurrence, biological functions of Flavor and fragrance substances, volatiles and colourants, medicinal compounds, herbal products, Insecticidal compounds, non-sacchariferous sweetners, industrial applications of plant secondary metabolites and herbal products. Unit 4: Plant poisons Unit 5: Polyamines and non-protein aminoacids Unit 6: Biotechnological application of secondary plant product research for their altered (enhanced and reduced) production, Advances and limitations of techniques for identification and isolation of secondary products Unit 7: Pathway Engineering: Principles and case studies. Reference Books: 1.Plant Biochemistry (2000) by P.M. Dey J. B. Haroborne, Indian Edition, Academic Press 2. Natural Products from Plants (2006) by Leland J. Cseke, CRC Press 3.Natural Products from Plants (1999) by Peter B. Kaufman etal., CRC Press LLC 4. Chemicals from Plants: Perspectives on Plant Secondary Products (1999) by N.J. Walton, Diane E. Brown, Imperial College Press and World Scientific Publishing Co.Ltd. 5. Biochemistry Molecular Biology of Plants (2002) by Bob Buchanan, Gruissen W and Jones R L, American Society of Plant Physiologists, USA 6. Peer reviewed publications from Journals/Periodicals online/Scopus indexed.