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Oxygenic Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions

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Editors:
  1. Donald R. Ort

    1. USDA/ARS, Photosynthesis Research Unit, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

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  2. Charles F. Yocum

    1. Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

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  3. Iris F. Heichel

    1. University of Illinois, USA

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Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration (AIPH, volume 4)

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. The Photosynthetic Apparatus: Components of Intersystem Electron Transfer

    1. Basic Aspects of Electron and Proton Transfer Reactions with Applications to Photosynthesis

      • Lev I. Krishtalik, William A. Cramer
      Pages 399-411

    2. Plastocyanin: Structure, Location, Diffusion and Electron Transfer Mechanisms

      • Elizabeth L. Gross
      Pages 413-429

    3. Some Consequences of the High Resolution X-Ray Structure Analysis of Cytochrome f

      • S. E. Martinez, D. Huang, J. L. Smith, W. A. Cramer
      Pages 431-437

  2. The Photosynthetic Apparatus: Coupling Factor

    1. An Overview of the Function, Composition and Structure of the Chloroplast ATP Synthase

      • Richard E. McCarty
      Pages 439-451

    2. The Relationship Between the Structure and Catalytic Mechanism of the Chloroplast ATP Synthase

      • Mark L. Richter, Denise A. Mills
      Pages 453-468

    3. The Regulation of Chloroplast ATP Synthase, CF0-CF1

      • John D. Mills
      Pages 469-485

    4. The Structure of the CF1 Part of the ATP-Synthase Complex from Chloroplasts

      • Egbert J. Boekema, Uwe Lücken
      Pages 487-492

  3. The Photosynthetic Apparatus: Light Harvesting Complexes

    1. Light-harvesting Complexes of Plants and Algae: Introduction, Survey and Nomenclature

      • David John Simpson, Jürgen Knoetzel
      Pages 493-506

    2. The Light-Harvesting Chlorophyll a/b-Binding Polypeptides and Their Genes in Angiosperm and Gymnosperm Species

      • Eran Pichersky, Stefan Jansson
      Pages 507-521

    3. Excitation Energy Transfer: Functional and Dynamic Aspects of Lhc (cab) Proteins

      • Anastasios Melis
      Pages 523-538

    4. Carotenoids: Localization and Function

      • Harry Y. Yamamoto, Roberto Bassi
      Pages 539-563

  4. Molecular Biology/Genetics of the Photosynthetic Apparatus: The Chloroplast Genome

    1. Chloroplast Gene Expression: Regulation at Multiple Levels

      • Marina K. Roell, Wilhelm Gruissem
      Pages 565-587

    2. Chloroplast Transformation: Current Results and Future Prospects

      • Jeanne M. Erickson
      Pages 589-619

  5. Molecular Biology/Genetics of the Photosynthetic Apparatus: The Chloroplast Genome

    1. Regulation of Expression of Nuclear Genes Encoding Polypeptides Required for the Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

      • John C. Gray
      Pages 621-641

    2. The Evolution of Plastids and the Photosynthetic Apparatus

      • Michael Reith
      Pages 643-657

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 659-683
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About this book

Structure and function of the components of the photosynthetic apparatus and the molecular biology of these components have become the dominant themes in advances in our understanding of the light reactions of oxygenic photosynthesis. Oxygenic Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions presents our current understanding of these reactions in thylakoid membranes.
Topics covered include the photosystems, the cytochrome b6-f complex, plastocyanin, ferredoxin, FNR, light-harvesting complexes, and the coupling factor. Chapters are also devoted to the structure of thylakoid membranes, their lipid composition, and their biogenesis. Updates on the crystal structures of cytochrome f, ATP synthase and photosystem I are presented and a section on molecular biology and evolution of the photosynthetic apparatus is also included. The chapters in this book provide a comprehensive overview of photosynthetic reactions in eukaryotic thylakoids.
The book is intended for a wide audience, including graduate students and researchers active in this field, as well as those individuals who have interests in plant biochemistry and molecular biology or plant physiology.

Reviews

`In summary, the book offers ample information on the light reaction of the chloroplast. It can be recommended as a reference book to researchers inside and outside this field. It will be of help even for graduate students in plant physiology, molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics.' Journal of Plant Physiology, 151:6

Editors and Affiliations

  • USDA/ARS, Photosynthesis Research Unit, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

    Donald R. Ort

  • Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

    Charles F. Yocum

  • University of Illinois, USA

    Iris F. Heichel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Oxygenic Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions

  • Editors: Donald R. Ort, Charles F. Yocum, Iris F. Heichel

  • Series Title: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48127-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3683-9Published: 31 August 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3684-6Published: 31 August 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-48127-7Published: 11 April 2006

  • Series ISSN: 1572-0233

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0102

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 683

  • Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, general, Plant Sciences

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