Techniques and New Developments in Photosynthesis Research

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Solar Energy from Photochemistry....Pages 3-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Crystallization of Membrane Proteins....Pages 11-15
FTIR Investigations on Orientation of Protein Secondary Structures and Primary Reactions in Photosynthesis....Pages 17-34
The Structure and Function of Photosystem II....Pages 35-59
Structural Organization and Function of Polypeptide Subunits in Photosystem I....Pages 61-80
Structural and Functional Properties of the Isolated Photosystem Two Reaction Centre....Pages 81-89
Pigment-Protein Complex Organization and Modulation of the F730/F685 Ratio at 77°K in Chloroplast Thylakoids....Pages 91-98
Photoregulation of LHC-II Accumulation in Thylakoids during Chloroplast Development....Pages 99-110
A Novel Method for the Visualization of Outer Surfaces from Stacked Regions of Thylakoid Membranes....Pages 111-114
Infrared Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry of Chlorophylls: Model Compound Studies on the Interaction in Their Native Environment....Pages 115-118
Enzymatic Chlorination of Chlorophyll a In Vitro ....Pages 119-122
Properties of the 47KDa Protein and the D1-D2-Cyt B559 Complex....Pages 123-126
A Hypothetical Model for the Structure and Function of the Photosystem II Reaction Center....Pages 127-131
Binding of 45 Ca by Photosystem II Polypeptides....Pages 133-136
Isolation of the Chlorophyll a/b Protein Complex CP29....Pages 137-140
Spectroscopic Characterization of Purified Chlorophyll a/b Protiens CP29, CP26, CP24 from Maize PSII Antenna Complex....Pages 141-144
The 20 kDa APO-Polypeptide of the Chlorophyll a/b Protein Complex CP24....Pages 145-148
LHC II-Apoproteins of Chlamydomonas Reinhardii : Isolation, Isoelectric Focusing, Association with Lipids....Pages 149-152
Excitation Energy Distribution in an Organism with a Chl A/C/Carotenoid Light Harvesting Complex....Pages 153-156
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Regulation of Thylakoid Membrane Structure and Function by Surface Electrical Charge....Pages 159-171
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Thylakoid Membrane Polar Lipids....Pages 173-182
Quinone Binding and Herbicide Activity in the Acceptor Quinone Complex of Bacterial Reaction Centres....Pages 183-191
Structural and Functional Aspects of the Photosynthetic Electron Transport Chain of Rhodobacter Capsulatus ....Pages 193-214
Are Envelope Membranes from Chloroplasts and Non-Green Plastids Identical?....Pages 215-228
Some Zero- and High-Field Electron Spin Resonance and Time-Resolved Fluorescence Studies on Isolated Photosystem II Particles....Pages 229-232
Photochemistry in the Isolated Photosystem 2 Reaction Centre....Pages 233-236
Electron Acceptors in Photosystem II....Pages 237-239
Cyt. b-559 in Photosystem II....Pages 241-245
A New Class of Potential Mechanism-Based Suicide Inhibitors of Photosynthetic Activity....Pages 247-250
Modification of the Model Explaining Flash-Induced Oxygen Evolution Patterns in Isolated Thylakoids....Pages 251-254
Investigation of the Water Oxidising System of PS2 the Role of Calcium in Water Oxidation....Pages 255-258
Oxygen Evolution from H 2 O 2 and H 2 O in Relation to Mn Content....Pages 259-262
Structure of the Primary Electron Donor in Photosystem I: Difference Resonance Raman Spectrocopy of CP 1 Particles....Pages 263-266
Analysis of the Slow Component of the Flash-Induced P515 Response in Chloroplasts....Pages 267-270
The Single Channel Conductance of CF 0 ....Pages 271-273
Relationship between Energy Dependent Release of Adenine Nucleotides from CF 1 and Photophosphorylation....Pages 275-279
Mathematical Model of the Millisecond Delayed Fluorescence....Pages 281-284
Energy Coupling to Pyridine Nucleotide Transhydrogenase in Chromatophores from Phototrophic Bacteria....Pages 285-286
Characterisation of the bc 1 Complex in Rhodopseudemonas Viridis ....Pages 287-289
Light Driven Amino Acid Uptake in Membrane Vesicles of Streptococcus Cremoris Fused with Liposomes Containing Bacterial Reaction Centers....Pages 291-295
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Analysis of the Polarized Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrum of Rhodobacter Sphaeroides ....Pages 297-300
Dielectric Dispersion in Hydrated Purple Membrane....Pages 301-304
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
Recent Developments in Rubisco Research: Structure, Assembly, Activation, and Genetic Engineering....Pages 307-330
The Measurement of Rate of Photosynthesis as a Function of Photon Flux Density and the Significance and Implication of These Measurements....Pages 331-340
Assimilatory Force and Regulation of Photosynthetic Carbon Reduction in Leaves....Pages 341-363
Control of Sucrose Synthesis: Estimation of Free Energy Changes, Investigation of the Contribution of Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Reactions, and Estimation of Elasticities and Flux Control Coefficients....Pages 365-391
The Photosynthetic Assimilation of Nitrate and Its Interactions with CO 2 Fixation....Pages 393-411
Studies of the Co 2+ -Activated Ribulose-1, 5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase by the Use of Spectrophotometry....Pages 413-417
Coarse Control of Sucrose-Phosphate Synthase....Pages 419-420
Front Matter....Pages 421-421
Genes and Polypeptides of Photosystem II....Pages 423-435
The Use of Transgenic Plants to Manipulate Photosynthetic Processes....Pages 437-447
Permeabilized Cyanobacteria: A Model System for Photosynthetic and Biotechnological Studies....Pages 449-467
Possible Role of psbJ in Photosystem H: Site-Directed Mutagenesis in the Cyanobacterium, Synechocystis 6803....Pages 469-472
Characterization of cDNA Clones Encoding the Pea Chloroplast Rieske Fe-S Protein....Pages 473-476
Cloning the Gene for Cytochrome C 2 from Rhcdospirillum Rubrum ....Pages 477-480
Plant Production, Photosynthesis Rate and Related Characters in Doubled-Haploid Lines of Nicotiana Tabacum Selected by Photosynthetical Efficiency....Pages 481-484
Chloroplast Development in T-DNA Gene 4 Transformed Calli....Pages 485-488
Photosynthetically Active Chloroplasts in Petunia Corollas....Pages 489-492
Algae Removal in Waste Stabilization Ponds....Pages 493-496
Front Matter....Pages 497-497
Inactivation of Photosystem II and Turnover of the D1-Protein by Light and Heat Stresses....Pages 499-510
Front Matter....Pages 497-497
Subfractional Analysis of Thylakoid Membrane Organization and Adaptation....Pages 511-521
Stress Responses in Cyanobacteria....Pages 523-534
Disassembly of Photosystem II Following Photoinhibition....Pages 535-538
Damaging Processes in the Reaction Center and on Its Acceptor Side During Photoinactivation of PSII Particles....Pages 539-542
Photoinhibition of Reaction Centre Activity in Photosystem Two Preparations with Reduced Rates of Water Oxidation....Pages 543-546
Photoinhibition of Electron Transport Activity of Photosystem II in Isolated Thylakoids Studied by Thermoluminescence and Delayed Luminescence....Pages 547-550
Characterization of the Heat Induced Effects on the Physical Properties and Organization State of PSII Subchloroplast Membranes....Pages 551-554
In Broadleaved Evergreens Variations in Fv/Fm Induced by Photoinhibition are Coupled to Reductions in PSII RC Unit Size....Pages 555-559
The Primary Limitation to Photosynthesis Following Low Temperature Stress under High Light....Pages 561-565
Comparison of Chill-Induced and Room Temperature Photoinhibition....Pages 567-570
The Effect of Salinity, Photoinhibition and Interaction of Both on Photosynthesis in Barley....Pages 571-577
Photoinhibition in Outdoor Cultures of the Cyanobacterium Spirulina Platensis ....Pages 579-585
Mechanism of Heat Induced Stimulation of PSI Activity in Pea Chloroplasts....Pages 587-590
Regulation of Photosynthetic Carbon Metabolism in Water-Stressed Sunflower....Pages 591-595
Galactolipase Activity and Free Fatty Acids in Chloroplasts as Indicators of Chilling Sensitivity of Closely Related Plant Species....Pages 597-600
Assembly of Chl-Protein Complexes in Membranes of Iron-Stressed Synechococcus SP. PCC7942 Proceeds in the Absence of Chlorophyll Synthesis....Pages 601-604
Back Matter....Pages 605-608