Oxygenic Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions (advances In Photosynthesis And Respiration)

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. Electron Transfer and Energy Transduction in Photosynthesis: An Overview....Pages 1-9 Structure, Composition, Functional Organization and Dynamic Properties of Thylakoid Membranes....Pages 11-30 Evolution of Thylakoid Structure....Pages 31-40 Control of Thylakoid Membrane Development and Assembly....Pages 41-58 Development of Thylakoid Membrane Stacking....Pages 59-68 Biosynthesis of Thylakoid Membrane Lipids....Pages 69-101 Targeting of Proteins Into and Across the Thylakoid Membrane....Pages 103-112 Introduction to Oxygen Evolution and the Oxygen-Evolving Complex....Pages 113-136 Oxygen Evolution....Pages 137-164 Protons and Charge Indicators in Oxygen Evolution....Pages 165-192 Introduction to the Photosystem II Reaction Center– Isolation and Biochemical and Biophysical Characterization....Pages 193-211 Structure, Dynamics, and Energy Conversion Efficiency in Photosystem II....Pages 213-247 Form and Function of Cytochrome b -559....Pages 249-264 Photosystem II Heterogeneity....Pages 265-287 Introduction to Photosystem I: Reaction Center Function, Composition and Structure....Pages 289-311 Photosystem I Electron Transfer Reactions–Components and Kinetics....Pages 313-332 Ferredoxin and Ferredoxin-Dependent Enzymes....Pages 333-361 Structure Analysis of Single Crystals of Photosystem I by X-Ray, EPR and ENDOR: A Short Status Report....Pages 363-375 The Cytochrome b 6 f Complex–Composition, Structure and Function....Pages 377-398 Basic Aspects of Electron and Proton Transfer Reactions with Applications to Photosynthesis....Pages 399-411 Plastocyanin: Structure, Location, Diffusion and Electron Transfer Mechanisms....Pages 413-429 Some Consequences of the High Resolution X-Ray Structure Analysis of Cytochrome f ....Pages 431-437 An Overview of the Function, Composition and Structure of the Chloroplast ATP Synthase....Pages 439-451 The Relationship Between the Structure and Catalytic Mechanism of the Chloroplast ATP Synthase....Pages 453-468 The Regulation of Chloroplast ATP Synthase, CF 0 -CF 1 ....Pages 469-485 The Structure of the CF 1 Part of the ATP-Synthase Complex from Chloroplasts....Pages 487-492 Light-harvesting Complexes of Plants and Algae: Introduction, Survey and Nomenclature....Pages 493-506 The Light-Harvesting Chlorophyll a/b -Binding Polypeptides and Their Genes in Angiosperm and Gymnosperm Species....Pages 507-521 Excitation Energy Transfer: Functional and Dynamic Aspects of Lhc (cab) Proteins....Pages 523-538 Carotenoids: Localization and Function....Pages 539-563 Chloroplast Gene Expression: Regulation at Multiple Levels....Pages 565-587 Chloroplast Transformation: Current Results and Future Prospects....Pages 589-619 Regulation of Expression of Nuclear Genes Encoding Polypeptides Required for the Light Reactions of Photosynthesis....Pages 621-641 The Evolution of Plastids and the Photosynthetic Apparatus....Pages 643-657 "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 b[subscript 6]f complex, plastocyanin, ferredoxin, 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, plant physiology, and biophysics."--Jacket 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. The energy-transducing membranes of the chloroplast, called thylakoids, are structurally intricate and functionally very complex.