Light-harvesting Antennas In Photosynthesis (advances In Photosynthesis And Respiration)

**Light-Harvesting Antennas in Photosynthesis** is concerned with the most important process on earth - the harvesting of light energy by photosynthetic organisms. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of photosynthetic light-harvesting antennas, from the biophysical mechanisms of light absorption and energy transfer to the structure, biosynthesis and regulation of antenna systems in whole organisms. It sets the great variety of antenna pigment-protein complexes in their evolutionary context and at the same time brings in the latest hi-tech developments. The book is unique in the degree to which it emphasizes the integration of molecular biological, biochemical and biophysical approaches. Overall, a well-organized, understandable, and comprehensive volume. It will be a valuable resource for both graduate students and their professors, and a helpful library reference book for undergraduates. Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii Photosynthetic Membranes and Their Light-Harvesting Antennas....Pages 1-28 The Pigments....Pages 29-81 Optical Spectroscopy in Photosynthetic Antennas....Pages 83-127 The Evolution of Light-harvesting Antennas....Pages 129-168 The Light-Harvesting System of Purple Bacteria....Pages 169-194 Antenna Complexes from Green Photosynthetic Bacteria....Pages 195-217 Light-Harvesting in Photosystem II....Pages 219-251 Structure and Function of the Antenna System in Photosystem I....Pages 253-279 Antenna Systems and Energy Transfer in Cyanophyta and Rhodophyta....Pages 281-306 Antenna Systems of Red Algae: Phycobilisomes with Photosystem ll and Chlorophyll Complexes with Photosystem I....Pages 307-322 Light-Harvesting Systems in Chlorophyll c -Containing Algae....Pages 323-352 Biogenesis of Green Plant Thylakoid Membranes....Pages 353-372 Pulse Amplitude Modulated Chlorophyll Fluorometry and its Application in Plant Science....Pages 373-399 Photostasis in Plants, Green Algae and Cyanobacteria: The Role of Light Harvesting Antenna Complexes....Pages 401-421 Photoacclimation of Light Harvesting Systems in Eukaryotic Algae....Pages 423-447 Multi-level Regulation of Purple Bacterial Light-harvesting Complexes....Pages 449-470 Environmental Regulation of Phycobilisome Biosynthesis....Pages 471-493 Back Matter....Pages 495-515