Non-Photochemical Quenching and Energy Dissipation in Plants, Algae and Cyanobacteria / edited by Barbara Demmig-Adams, Gyozo Garab, William Adams III, Govindjee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Demmig-Adams, Barbara, editor.

Garab, Gyozo, editor.

Adams III, William, editor.

Govindjee, 1932- editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, Including Bioenergy and Related Processes, 1572-0233 ; 40.

Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, Including Bioenergy and Related Processes, 1572-0233 ; 40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life sciences.

Biochemistry.

Cytology.

Microbiology.

Botany.

Renewable energy sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

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Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

Harnessing the sun's energy via photosynthesis is at the core of sustainable production of food, fuel, and materials by plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. Photosynthesis depends on protection (photoprotection) against the perils of intense sunlight. The first line of defense among a cascade of photoprotective mechanisms is the safe removal of excess excitation energy within the light-harvesting system. The widely used indicator for photoprotective energy dissipation (thermal de-excitation of excited-state chlorophyll) is the quick, facile, and non-destructive assessment of non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence (NPQ). By placing light harvesting and photoprotection into the context of whole-organism function, this book directs the use of NPQ to aid in the identification of plant and algal lines with superior stress resistance and productivity. Furthermore, this volume addresses open questions in the interpretation of the molecular mechanisms of light harvesting and energy dissipation, the resolution of which should aid in the development of artificial photosynthetic systems. A comprehensive picture - from theory to practice, and from single molecules to organisms in ecosystems - is presented. In addition to providing current views of the leading specialists in this area, this book includes basic and practical information for non-specialists. For example, this book critically examines uses and misuses of the term NPQ and of advantages and pitfalls of NPQ measurements, and presents concrete recommendations for all concerned.

Contents:

From the Series Editors

Preface

1. The Non-Photochemical Quenching of the Electronically Excited State of Chlorophyll a in Plants: Definitions, Timelines, Viewpoints, Open Questions; George C. Papageorgiou, Govindjee

2. Lessons from Nature: A Personal Perspective; William W. Adams III, Barbara Demmig-Adams

3. Developments in Non-Photochemical Quenching Research - Emergence of Key Ideas, Theories and Experimental Approaches; Peter Horton

4. Photophysics of Photosynthetic Pigment-Protein Complexes; Evgeny E. Ostroumov et al

5. Non-Photochemical Quenching Mechanisms in Intact Organisms as Derived from Ultrafast-Fluorescence Kinetic Studies; Alfred R. Holzwarth, Peter Jahns

6. How Protein Disorder Controls Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching; Tjaart P. J. Krüger et al

7. Context, Quantification, and Measurement Guide for Non-Photochemical Quenching of Chlorophyll Fluorescence; Barry A. Logan et al

8. Spectroscopic Investigation of Carotenoids Involved in Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching; Tomáš Polívka, Harry A. Frank

9. Electronic Carotenoid-Chlorophyll Interactions Regulating Photosynthetic Light Harvesting of Higher Plants and Green Algae; P. Jomo Walla et al

10. Antenna Protein Conformational Changes Revealed by Resonance Raman Spectroscopy; Andrew A. Pascal et al

11. Fucoxanthin-Chlorophyll-Proteins and Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching in Diatoms; Claudia Büchel

12. Involvement of a Second Xanthophyll Cycle in Non-Photochemical Quenching of Chlorophyll Fluorescence: the Lutein Epoxide Story; Raquel Esteban, José I. García-Plazaola

13. PsbS-dependent Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching; Matthew D. Brooks et al

14. Molecular Mechanisms for Activation of Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching: From Unicellular Algae to Mosses and Higher Plants; Tomas Morosinotto, Roberto Bassi

15. Are Chlorophyll-Carotenoid Interactions Responsible for Rapidly Reversible Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching?; Herbert van Amerongen

16. Structural Changes and Non-Photochemical Quenching of Chlorophyll a Fluorescence in Oxygenic Photosynthetic Organisms; Győző Garab

17. Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching and the Dynamics of Photosystem II Structure; Alexander V. Ruban, Conrad W. Mullineaux

18. Control of Non-Photochemical Exciton Quenching by the Proton Circuit of Photosynthesis; Deserah D. Strand, David M. Kramer

19. Desiccation-Induced Quenching of Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Cryptogams; Wolfgang Bilger

20. The Peculiar Features of Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching in Diatoms and Brown Algae; Johann Lavaud, Reimund Goss

21. High Light Acclimation in Green Microalgae; Giovanni Finazzi, Jun Minagawa

22. Mechanisms Modulating Energy Arriving at Reaction Centers in Cyanobacteria; Diana Kirilovsky et al

23. Photosystem II Efficiency and Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching in the Context of Source-Sink Balance; William W. Adams III et al

24. Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching in Contrasting Plant Species and Environments; Barbara Demmig-Adams et al

25. Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching Across Scales: from Chloroplasts to Plants to Communities; Erik H. Murchie, Jeremy Harbinson

26. Beyond Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching: the Overlapping Antioxidant Functions of Zeaxanthin and Tocopherols; Michel Havaux, José I. García-Plazaola

27. Thermal Energy Dissipation in Plants under Unfavorable Soil Conditions; Fermín Morales et al

28. Chloroplast Photoprotection and the Trade-Off Between Abiotic and Biotic Defense; Barbara Demmig-Adams et al

Subject Index.

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9789401790321

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