Lipids in Photosynthesis: Structure, Function and Genetics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Lipids in Photosynthesis: An Overview

   • Norio Murata, Paul-André Siegenthaler

   Pages 1-20

3. Structure, Distribution and Biosynthesis of Glycerolipids from Higher Plant Chloroplasts

   • Jacques Joyard, Eric Maréchal, Christine Miège, Maryse A. Block, Albert-Jean Dorne, Roland Douce

   Pages 21-52

4. Membrane Lipids in Algae

   • John L. Harwood

   Pages 53-64

5. Membrane Lipids in Cyanobacteria

   • Hajime Wada, Norio Murata

   Pages 65-81

6. Membrane Lipids in Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria

   • Christoph Benning

   Pages 83-101

7. The Physical Properties of Thylakoid Membrane Lipids and Their Relation to Photosynthesis

   • W. Patrick Williams

   Pages 103-118

8. Molecular Organization of Acyl Lipids in Photosynthetic Membranes of Higher Plants

   • Paul-André Siegenthaler

   Pages 119-144

9. Role of Acyl Lipids in the Function of Photosynthetic Membranes in Higher Plants

   • Paul-André Siegenthaler, Antoine Trémolières

   Pages 145-173

10. Reconstitution of Photosynthetic Structures and Activities with Lipids

    • Antoine Trémolières, Paul-André Siegenthaler

    Pages 175-189

11. Lipid-Protein Interactions in Chloroplast Protein Import

    • Ben de Kruijff, Rien Pilon, Ron van’ t Hof, Rudy Demel

    Pages 191-208

12. Development of Thylakoid Membranes with Respect to Lipids

    • Eva Selstam

    Pages 209-224

13. Triglycerides As Products of Photosynthesis. Genetic Engineering, Fatty Acid Composition and Structure of Triglycerides

    • Daniel Facciotti, Vic Knauf

    Pages 225-248

14. Genetic Engineering of the Unsaturation of Membrane Glycerolipid: Effects on the Ability of the Photosynthetic Machinery to Tolerate Temperature Stress

    • Zoltan Gombos, Norio Murata

    Pages 249-262

15. A Genetic Approach to Investigating Membrane Lipid Structure and Photosynthetic Function

    • Perumal Vijayan, Jean-Marc Routaboul, John Browse

    Pages 263-285

16. Involvement of Chloroplast Lipids in the Reaction of Plants Submitted to Stress

    • John L. Harwood

    Pages 287-302

17. Back Matter

    Pages 303-322

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Lipids in Photosynthesis provides readers with a comprehensive view of the structure, function and genetics of lipids in plants, algae and bacteria, with special emphasis on the photosynthetic apparatus in thylakoid membranes. This volume includes the historical background of the field, as well as a full review of our current understanding of the structure and molecular organization of lipids and their role in the functions of photosynthetic membranes. The physical properties of membrane lipids in thylakoid membranes and their relationship to photosynthesis are also discussed. Other topics include the biosynthesis of glycerolipids and triglycerides; reconstitution of photosynthetic structures and activities with lipids; lipid-protein interactions in the import of proteins into chloroplasts; the development of thylakoid membranes as it relates to lipids; genetic engineering of the unsaturation of membrane glycerolipids, with a focus on the ability of the photosynthetic machinery to tolerate temperature stress; and the involvement of chloroplast lipids in the reactions of plants upon exposure to stress. This book is intended for a wide audience and should be of interest to advanced undergraduate and graduate students and to researchers active in the field, as well as to those scientists whose fields of specialization include the biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology, biophysics and biotechnology of membranes.

• Biophysics
• Chloroplast
• Glycerolipid
• Lipid
• Protein
• algae
• biochemistry
• biotechnology
• genetic engineering
• photosynthesis
• physiology
• proteins
• temperature

` ... the book is an excellent source of information on an interesting field of plant science where much progress has been made in recent years. The book can equally be recommended to graduate students and researchers working in all fields of photosynthesis and plant lipid metabolism. It is also of great interest to scientists and graduate students in various neighbouring fields such as molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology or agronomy and also to agrofood scientists.'
Plant Science, 142 (1999)
` ... the book is a valuable source of information for graduate students and researchers active in the fields of photosynthesis and acyl lipid metabolism. The book can also be recommended to students and scientists in neighbouring fields such as biochemistry, molecular biology or biotechnology and to agrofood scientists.'
Journal of Plant Physiology, 155:2 (1999)
`The book can be recommended for all experts interested in all branches of photosynthesis research as basic source.'
Biologia Plantarum, 43:4(2000)

• Laboratoire de Physiologie Végétale, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

  Siegenthaler Paul-André

• National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan

  Murata Norio

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