Photosynthesis: Structures, Mechanisms, and Applications

1. Photosynthesis: Natural Nanomachines Toward Energy and Food Production
Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour, Harvey J. M. Hou, Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev

2. Structure and Function of the Reaction Centre – Light Harvesting 1 Core Complexes from Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria
Pu Qian

3. Recombinant Light Harvesting Complexes: Views and Perspectives
Erica Belgio, Alexander V. Ruban

4. Alternative Electron Acceptors for Photosystem II
Jessica Wiwczar, Gary W. Brudvig

5. The Cl− Requirement for Oxygen Evolution by Photosystem II Explored Using Enzyme Kinetics and EPR Spectroscopy
Alice Haddy, Vonda Sheppard, Rachelle Johnson, Eugene Chen

6. Vectorial Charge Transfer Reactions in the Protein-Pigment Complex of Photosystem II
Mahir D. Mamedov, Alexey Yu Semenov

7. Function and Structure of Cyanobacterial Photosystem I
Wu Xu, Yingchun Wang

8. How Light-Harvesting and Energy-Transfer Processes Are Modified Under Different Light Conditions: STUDIES by Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Seiji Akimoto, Makio Yokono

9. Interaction of Glycine Betaine and Plant Hormones: Protection of the Photosynthetic Apparatus During Abiotic Stress
Leonid V. Kurepin, Alexander G. Ivanov, Mohammad Zaman, Richard P. Pharis, Vaughan Hurry, Norman P. A. Hüner

10. Photosynthetic Responses Under Harmful and Changing Environment: Practical Aspects in Crop Research
Marek Zivcak, Katarina Olsovska, Marian Brestic

11. Effects of Environmental Pollutants Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) on Photosynthetic Processes
Anjana Jajoo

12. Chlorophyll Fluorescence for High-Throughput Screening of Plants During Abiotic Stress, Aging, and Genetic Perturbation
Krishna Nath, James P. O’Donnell, Yan Lu

13. Adaptation to Low Temperature in a Photoautotrophic Antarctic Psychrophile, Chlamydomonas sp. UWO 241
Beth Szyszka, Alexander G. Ivanov, Norman P. A. Hüner

14. Nitric Oxide Mediated Effects on Chloroplasts
Amarendra N. Misra, Ranjeet Singh, Meena Misra, Radka Vladkova, Anelia G. Dobrikova, Emilia L. Apostolova

15. Nanostructured Mn Oxide/Carboxylic Acid or Amine Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes as Water-Oxidizing Composites in Artificial Photosynthesis
Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour, Saeideh Salimi, Małgorzata Hołyńska, Fahime Rahimi, Mojtaba Tavahodi, Tatsuya Tomo, Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev

16. Self-Healing in Nano-sized Manganese-Based Water-Oxidizing Catalysts
Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour, Seyed Esmael Balaghi, Moayad Hossaini Sadr, Behzad Soltani, Davood Jafarian Sedigh, Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev

17. A Robust PS II Mimic: Using Manganese/Tungsten Oxide Nanostructures for Photo Water Splitting
Harvey J. M. Hou

18. Time-Resolved EPR in Artificial Photosynthesis
Art Est, Prashanth K. Poddutoori

19. Artificial Photosynthesis Based on 1,10-Phenanthroline Complexes
Babak Pashaei, Hashem Shahroosvand

20. Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Gary F. Moore

Keywords: Life Sciences, Plant Physiology, Energy, general, Biotechnology