Synopsis
Foreword.- Preface.- 1. Photosynthesis: Natural Nanomachines Toward Energy and Food Production.- 2. Structure and Function of the Reaction Center - Light Harvesting 1 Core Complexes from the Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria.- 3. Recombinant Light-harvesting Complexes: Views and Perspectives.- 4. Alternative Electron Acceptors for Photosystem II.- 5. Chloride Requirement for Oxygen Evolution by Photosystem II as Explored by Enzyme Kinetics and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy.- 6. Vectorial Charge Transfer Reactions in Photosystem II.- 7. Function and Structure of Cyanobacterial Photosystem I.- 8. How Light-Harvesting and Energy-Transfer Processes are Modified under Different Light Conditions: Studies by Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy.- 9. Interaction of Glycine Betaine and Plant Hormones: Protection of the Photosynthetic Apparatus during Abiotic Stress.- 10. Photosynthetic Responses Under Harmful and Changing Environment: Practical Aspects in Crop Research.- 11. Effects of Environmental Pollutants Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) on Photosynthetic Processes.- 12. Chlorophyll Fluorescence for High-Throughput Screening of Plants during Abiotic Stress, Aging, and Genetic Perturbation.- 13. Adaptation to Low Temperature in a Photoautotrophic Antarctic Psychrophile, Chlamydomonas sp. UWO 241.- 14. Nitric Oxide Mediated Effects on Chloroplasts.- 15. Nanostructured Mn Oxide/Carboxylic Acid or Amine Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes as Water-oxidizing Composites in Artificial Photosynthesis.- 16. Self-healing in Nano-sized Manganese-based Water-oxidizing Catalysts.- 17. A Robust Photosystem II Mimic: Manganese/Tungsten Oxide Nanostructures for Water-splitting.- 18. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Artificial Photosynthetic Complexes.- 19. Artificial Photosynthesis based on 1,10-Phenanthroline Complexes.- 20. Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives: Looking Back and Moving Forward.- Index.
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