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"Photosynthesis: Plastid Biology, Energy Conversion and Carbon Assimilation" was conceived as a comprehensive treatment touching on most of the processes important for photosynthesis. Most of the chapters provide a broad coverage that, it is hoped, will be accessible to advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers looking to broaden their knowledge of photosynthesis. For biologists, biochemists, and biophysicists, this volume will provide quick background understanding for the breadth of issues in photosynthesis that are important in research and instructional settings. This volume will be of interest to advanced undergraduates in plant biology, and plant biochemistry and to graduate students and instructors wanting a single reference volume on the latest understanding of the critical components of photosynthesis.
List of contents
Dedication.- From the Series Editors.- Preface.- The Editors.- Author Index.- Part I: Introduction.- 1. The Photosynthetic World.- Part II: Plastid Biochemistry and Physiology.- 2. Origin, Evolution and Division of Plastids.- 3. Chlorophyll Biosynthesis in Higher Plants.- 4. Biosynthesis, Localization and Concentration of Carotenoids in Plants and Algae.- 5. Assembly of Light Harvesting Pigment-Protein Complexes in Photosynthetic Eukaryotes.- 6. Chlorophyll-Binding Proteins of Higher Plants and Cyanobacteria.- 7. Plant Proteomics and Photosynthesis.- 8. Intracellular Signaling from Plastids to the Nucleus.- 9. The Role of the Envelope Membrane in Chloroplast Glycerolipid Biosynthesis.- 10. Leaf Senescence and Transformation of Chloroplasts to Gerontoplasts.- Part III: Photosynthetic Responses of Plants to Environmental Stress.- 11. The Role of Membrane Structure in Acclimation to Low-Temperature Stress.- 12. Heat Stress: Susceptibility, Recovery and Regulation.- 13. Photosynthetic Responses of Plants to Excess Light: Mechanisms and Conditions for Photoinhibition, Excess Energy Dissipation and Repair.- 14. Light Stress Proteins in Viruses, Cyanobacteria and Photosynthetic Eukaryota.- 15. Environmentally-Induced Oxidative Stress and its Signaling.- Part IV: Energy Conversion.- 16. The Characteristics of Specific Chlorophylls and their Roles in Biogenesis of the Photosynthetic Apparatus.- 17. Photosynthetic Water-Splitting: Apparatus and Mechanism.- 18. Fluorescence Emission from the Photosynthetic Apparatus.- 19. Thermoluminescence.- 20. Regulation of Photosystem II Electron Transport by Bicarbonate.- 21. Cytochrome b6f Complex at the Heart of Energy Transduction and Redox Signaling.- 22. Energy Transduction by the Two Molecular Motors on the F1Fo ATP Synthase.- 23. Electron Transport in Leaves: A Physiological Perspective.- 24. Towards Artificial Photosynthesis. Part V: Carbon Assimilation, Sucrose Synthesis and Transport.- 25. The Uptake of CO2 by Cyanobacteria andMicroalgae.- 26. Autotrophic Carbon Dioxide Fixation.- 27. Photosynthetic Sucrose Biosynthesis: An Evolutionary Perspective.- 28. Sucrose Transport in Higher Plants: From Source to Sink.- Part VI: Climate Change and Photosynthesis.- 29. Photosynthesis in CO2 Rich Atmosphere. Part VII: Historical Perspective.- 30. Early Pioneers of Photosynthesis Research.- Part VIII: The Career of Govindjee.- 31. Contributions of Govindjee 1956-1969.- 32. Contributions of Govindjee 1970-1999.- 33. Contributions of Govindjee 2000-2010.- Index.
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“Photosynthesis: Plastid Biology, Energy Conversion and Carbon Assimilation” was conceived as a comprehensive treatment touching on most of the processes important for photosynthesis. Most of the chapters provide a broad coverage that, it is hoped, will be accessible to advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers looking to broaden their knowledge of photosynthesis. For biologists, biochemists, and biophysicists, this volume will provide quick background understanding for the breadth of issues in photosynthesis that are important in research and instructional settings. This volume will be of interest to advanced undergraduates in plant biology, and plant biochemistry and to graduate students and instructors wanting a single reference volume on the latest understanding of the critical components of photosynthesis.
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“This is an excellent treatise that covers fundamental aspects of the photosynthetic processes … . Diagrams are clear, with some use of colour, and the text is well laid out. Each chapter ends with a useful bibliography to enable further investigation of primary sources. The book will be a valuable resource for advanced students, teachers and researchers of photosynthesis.” (Matthew Paul, Annals of Botany, Vol. 111 (2), February, 2013)
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From the reviews:
"This is an excellent treatise that covers fundamental aspects of the photosynthetic processes ... . Diagrams are clear, with some use of colour, and the text is well laid out. Each chapter ends with a useful bibliography to enable further investigation of primary sources. The book will be a valuable resource for advanced students, teachers and researchers of photosynthesis." (Matthew Paul, Annals of Botany, Vol. 111 (2), February, 2013)
