Concepts in Photobiology: Photosynthesis and PhotomorphogenesisG.S. Singhal, G. Renger, S.K. Sopory, K.D. Irrgang, Govindjee Springer Science & Business Media, 06.12.2012 - 1019 Seiten Photobiology is an important area of biological research since a very large number of living processes are either dependent on or governed by light that we receive from the Sun. Among various subjects, photosynthesis is one of the most important, and thus a popular topic in both molecular and organismic biology, and one which has made a considerable impact throughout the world since almost all life on Earth depends upon it as a source of food, fuel and oxygen. However, for growth of plants, light is equally essential, and research on photomorphogenesis has revealed exciting new developments with the application of newer molecular biological approaches. The present book brings together and integrates various aspects of photosynthesis, biology of pigments, light regulation of chloroplast development, nuclear and chloroplast gene expression, light signal transduction, other photomorphogenetic processes and some photoecological aspects under one cover. The chapters cover biochemical and molecular discussions of most of the above topics in a comprehensive manner and include a wide range of `hot topics' that are currently under investigation in the field of photobiology of cyanobacteria, algae and plants. The authors of this book are selected international authorities in their fields from USA, Europe, Australia and Asia. The book is designed primarily to be used as a text book by graduates and post-graduates. It is, however, also intended to be a resource book for new researchers in plant photobiology. Several introductory chapters are designed as suitable reading for undergraduate courses in integrative and molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics. |
Inhalt
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Architecture of the Thylakoid Membrane 139 | 137 |
Structural aspects | 181 |
Function and Molecular Genetics of Photosystem I | 221 |
Structure and function 264 | 263 |
Mechanism of Photosynthetic Water Cleavage | 292 |
Photophosphorylation and CO2 Metabolism | 364 |
Oxidative Stress in Photodynamic Herbicidal Action | 668 |
Chloroplast Molecular Biology and Regulation | 689 |
Regulation of Plastid Gene Expression | 739 |
Photoreceptors and Functions | 752 |
Blue Light Perception and Signal Transduction | 796 |
receptors and targets | 821 |
Photoresponses and Molecular Mechanism | 833 |
The Photoperiodic Control of Plant Reproduction | 868 |
Acclimation of Photosynthesis to the Environment | 477 |
Photoregulation and Photoprotection of the Photosystem II | 549 |
The dual functionality | 572 |
UVeffects on Plants | 588 |
Salt Tolerance EngineeringWhich are | 649 |
Light Signal Transduction and Nuclear Gene Expression | 897 |
Use of Mutants and Transgenics in Understanding | 930 |
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