Photosynthesis : Physiological, Biochemical And Molecular Aspects

This book provides a simplified description of the photosyn-thesis at the molecular, biochemical, organelle, cell and organ levels of organization in plants, which contribute to the complex processes. It considers how photosynthesis and bioche-mistry determines the physiolog-ical characteristics of plants and production of dry matter. The text links the fundamentals of light capture by pigment molecules to the generation of high-energy organic molecules and their consumption in carbon dioxide reduction. The mechani-sms are related to the control of energy and material fluxes.

1. The Growth of Our Knowledge of Photosynthesis
2. Visible Radiations and Photosynthesis
3. Proteomics and Genomics of Photosynthetic Apparatus
4. Photosystems in Chloroplast
5. Photoionization and Photophosphorylation
6. Bacterial Photosynthesis
7. Path of Carbon
8. Cam Plants
9. The Photorespiratory Carbon Oxidation Cycle
10. Carbon Partitioning and Crop Productivity
11. Transgenic Plants and Photosynthetic Carbon Metabolism
12. Selected Bibliography
13. Subject Index