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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. <em>Oxygenic Photosynthesis: The<em>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.
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Oxygenic Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions
Advances in Photosynthesis VOLUME 4
Series Editor: GOVINDJEE
Department of Plant Biology University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Consulting Editors: Jan AMESZ, Leiden, The Netherlands Eva-Mari ARO, Turku, Finland James BARBER, London, United Kingdom Robert E. BLANKENSHIP, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A. Norio MURATA, Okazaki, Japan Donald R. ORT, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Advances in Photosynthesis is an ambitious new book series seeking to provide a comprehensive and state-of-the-art account of photosynthesis research. Photosynthesis is the process by which higher plants, algae and certain species of bacteria transform and store solar energy in the form of energy-rich organic molecules. These compounds are in turn used as the energy source for all growth and reproduction in these organisms. As such, virtually all life on the planet ultimately depends on photosynthetic energy conversion. This series of multiauthored books spans topics from physics to agronomy, from femtosecond reactions to season long production, from the photophysics of reaction centers to the physiology of whole organisms, and from X-ray crystallography of proteins to the morphology of intact plants. The intent of this new series of publications is to offer beginning researchers, graduate students, and even research specialists a comprehensive current picture of the remarkable advances across the full scope of photosynthesis research.
The titles to be published in this series are listed on the backcover of this volume.
Oxygenic Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions Edited by
Donald R. Ort
USDA/ARS, Photosynthesis Research Unit, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.
and
Charles F. Yocum
Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
Assistant Editor Iris F. Heichel University of Illinois
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Contents Preface
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Introduction 1
Electron Transfer