Photosynthesis, 2012 Plastid Biology, Energy Conversion and Carbon Assimilation Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration Series, Vol. 34

?Photosynthesis: Plastid Biology, Energy Conversion and Carbon Assimilation? was conceived as a comprehensive treatment touching on most of the processes important for photosynthesis. Most of the chapters provide a broad coverage that, it is hoped, will be accessible to advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers looking to broaden their knowledge of photosynthesis. For biologists, biochemists, and biophysicists, this volume will provide quick background understanding for the breadth of issues in photosynthesis that are important in research and instructional settings. This volume will be of interest to advanced undergraduates in plant biology, and plant biochemistry and to graduate students and instructors wanting a single reference volume on the latest understanding of the critical components of photosynthesis.

Dedication.- From the Series Editors.- Preface.- The Editors.- Author Index.- Part I: Introduction.- 1. The Photosynthetic World; Martin F. Hohmann-Marriott, Robert E. Blankenship.- Part II: Plastid Biochemistry and Physiology.- 2. Origin, Evolution and Division of Plastids; Denis Falconet.- 3. Chlorophyll Biosynthesis in Higher Plants; Baishnab C. Tripathy, Gopal K. Pattanayak.- 4. Biosynthesis, Localization and Concentration of Carotenoids in Plants and Algae; Hartmut K. Lichtenthaler.- 5. Assembly of Light Harvesting Pigment-Protein Complexes in Photosynthetic Eukaryotes; Tomas Morosinotto, Roberto Bassi.- 6. Chlorophyll-Binding Proteins of Higher Plants and Cyanobacteria; Roberta Croce.- 7. Plant Proteomics and Photosynthesis; Klaas J. Van Wijk.- 8. Intracellular Signaling from Plastids to the Nucleus; Wolfhart Rüdiger, Ulrike Oster.- 9. The Role of the Envelope Membrane in Chloroplast Glycerolipid Biosynthesis; Maryse A. Block et al.- 10. Leaf Senescence and Transformation of Chloroplasts to Gerontoplasts; Basanti Biswal et al.- Part III: Photosynthetic Responses of Plants to Environmental Stress.- 11. The Role of Membrane Structure in Acclimation to Low-Temperature Stress; Balazs Szalontai et al.- 12. Heat Stress: Susceptibility, Recovery and Regulation; Prasanna Mohanty et al.- 13. Photosynthetic Responses of Plants to Excess Light: Mechanisms and Conditions for Photoinhibition, Excess Energy Dissipation and Repair; Yagut Allahverdiyeva, Eva-Mari Aro.- 14. Light Stress Proteins in Viruses, Cyanobacteria and Photosynthetic Eukaryota; Mounia Heddad et al.- 15. Environmentally-Induced Oxidative Stress and its Signaling; Antoine Danon.- Part IV: Energy Conversion.- 16. The Characteristics of Specific Chlorophylls and their Roles in Biogenesis of the Photosynthetic Apparatus; J. Kenneth Hoober.- 17. Photosynthetic Water-Splitting: Apparatus and Mechanism; Gernot Renger.- 18. Fluorescence Emission from the Photosynthetic Apparatus; George C. Papageorgiou.- 19. Thermoluminescence; Prafullachandra Vishnu Sane et al.- 20. Regulation of Photosystem II Electron Transport by Bicarbonate; Iain L. McConnell et al.- 21. Cytochrome b6f Complex at the Heart of Energy Transduction and Redox Signaling; Toivo Kallas.- 22. Energy Transduction by the Two Molecular Motors on the F1Fo ATP Synthase; David Spetzler et al.- 23. Electron Transport in Leaves: A Physiological Perspective; Gabriel Cornic, Neil R. Baker.- 24. Towards Artificial Photosynthesis. Part V: Carbon Assimilation, Sucrose Synthesis and Transport; Wah Soon Chow.- 25. The Uptake of CO2 by Cyanobacteria and Microalgae; Hideya Fukuzawa et al.- 26. Autotrophic Carbon Dioxide Fixation; Thomas D. Sharkey, Sean E. Wise.- 27. Photosynthetic Sucrose Biosynthesis: An Evolutionary Perspective; Elspeth MacRae, John E. Lunn.- 28. Sucrose Transport in Higher Plants: From Source to Sink; Naohiro Aoki et al.- Part VI: Climate Change and Photosynthesis.- 29. Photosynthesis in CO2 Rich Atmosphere; Andrew D.B. Leakey. Part VII: Historical Perspective.- 30. Early Pioneers of Photosynthesis Research; Jane F. Hill.- Part VIII: The Career of Govindjee.- 31. Contributions of Govindjee 1956-1969; George C. Papageorgiou.- 32. Contributions of Govindjee 1970-1999; Julian J. Eaton-Rye.- 33. Contributions of Govindjee 2000-2010; Robert MacDonald Clegg.- Index.