The Photosystems: Structure, Function and Molecular Biology (Topics in Photosynthesis)

ISBN 10: 0444894403 / ISBN 13: 9780444894403

Published by Elsevier Science, 1992

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[elsevier 6310].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Photosystems: Structure, Function and Molecular Biology (Topics in Photosynthesis)
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0444894403
• ISBN 13: 9780444894403
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

There is very little in this eleventh volume of Topics in Photosynthesis which could have been written when the first volume was published fifteen years ago. Advances over the last decade have been spectacular, most particularly in our understanding of the photosystems that is the subject of this volume. After a comparative introducution of bacterial and plant photosystems, the book begins with a consideration of what is theoretically possible in energy conversion. This is followed by light harvesting in photosystems II, followed by its molecular biology, protein engineering, thermoluminescence, photoinhibition, the effect of herbicides and heat shock, and, most important function of all and one about which so little is yet understood at the molecular level, the process by which it evolves oxygen. The last three chapters deal with the equivalent processes of photosystem I. The whole volume tells the story of a natural system of incredible ingenuity and complexity, but which as the chapters unfold, is seen to be within our grasp and eventual ability to comprehend.

Review

these six chapters represent the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of photosystem two in the literature... a valuable addition to the literature...very readable
Photobiology Bulletin
...a comprehensive and up-to-date specialist text... highly recommended for research students...as a reference source...advanced undergraduates
ASLIB Book Guide
...recommended for all scientists and advanced students who look for competent and complete information on plant photosystems.
Jnl. of Plant Physiology
...scientists and engineers working in the field of solar energy would gain an appreciation for some of the most successful solar powered molecular machines on Earth...I recommend it to those interested in solar energy materials who wish an in-depth look at the current understanding of photosynthesis.
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells