Keywords:
Photosynthesis.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (184 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781482294446
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=5938902
DDC:
572.46
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Light Interception : Basics and Structural Aspects -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Light Harvesting -- 1.3. Structure and Role of Antennae -- 1.4. Composition of Photosystems -- 1.5. Photosystem II : Composition and Structure -- 1.5A. Reaction Centre of Photosystem II -- 1.6. Photosystem I - Structure and Organization -- I.6A. Reaction Centre of Photosystem I -- 1.6B. Core Complex of Photosystem I -- 2. Photoinhibition -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Occurrence of Photoinhibition -- 2.3. Photoinhibition of Photosystem II -- 2.3A. Acceptor Side Photoinhibition -- 2.3B. Donor Side Mechanism -- 2.4. Photoinactivation -- 2.5. Degradation of D1 Protein -- 2.5A. Proteolysis of Damaged D1 Protein -- 2.5B. Resynthesis of D1 Protein and Insertion -- 2.5C. Restoration of Functional Assembly of Photosystem II -- 2.6. Photoinhibition of PS I -- 3. Photoprotection -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Thermal Dissipation of Excitation Energy -- 3.2A. Site of quenching -- 3.2B. Mechanism of qE -- 3.3. Xanthophyll Cycle -- 3.3A. Mechanism -- 3.3B. Pigments of xanthophyll cycle and their structure -- 3.3C. Roel of Xanthophyll Cycel -- 3.3D. Prevention of Lipid Oxidation Stress -- 3.4A. A Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) : Production of Active Oxygen -- 3.4B. Antioxidant System in Scavenging Active Oxygen -- 3.5. Additional Electron Sinks -- 4. Leaf Heliotropism, Solar Tracking and Regulation of Light Interception -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Paraheliotropism and Significance -- 4.3. Diaheliotropism -- 4.4. Leaf Heliotropism and Photosystem II Efficiency -- 4.5. Site of Perception and Mechanism of Leaf Movements -- 5. Acclimation of Photosynthesis to Light Environment -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Regulation -- 5.3. Acclimation to Irradiance Levels -- 5.4. Acclimation in Mature Leaves.
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5.5. Acclimation to Changing Light Regime -- 6. Transgenic and Biotechnological Approaches -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Photosystems : Reaction Centres -- 6.3. Light Harvesting Antennae -- 6.4. Photoinhibition : Transgenics -- 6.5. Functional Genomics of Plant Photosynthesis -- 7. Concluding Remarks -- 8. References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
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