Ebook: The Photochemistry of Carotenoids

Each of the twenty chapters in The Photochemistry of Carotenoids is written by leading experts in the area of carotenoid research and gives a comprehensive overview of a particular topic in the field. The book is organized into five sub-areas: (1) Biosynthetic pathways and the distribution of carotenoids in photosynthetic organisms; (2) Structure of carotenoid-chlorophyll protein complexes; (3) Electronic structure, stereochemistry, spectroscopy, dynamics and radicals; (4) Eco-physiology and the xanthophyll cycle; and (5) Model systems. Correlations between the photochemical behavior of carotenoids in vitro and in vivo are discussed. The various contributions review the basic hypotheses about how carotenoids function and give details regarding testing different molecular models using state-of-the-art experimental methodologies.
The book is intended for use by beginning graduate and advanced undergraduate students and researchers in Plant Physiology, Ecology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Medicine, and will also be extremely useful as a general reference on photochemical processes in Chemistry, Physics and Biology.

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Each of the twenty chapters in The Photochemistry of Carotenoids is written by leading experts in the area of carotenoid research and gives a comprehensive overview of a particular topic in the field. The book is organized into five sub-areas: (1) Biosynthetic pathways and the distribution of carotenoids in photosynthetic organisms; (2) Structure of carotenoid-chlorophyll protein complexes; (3) Electronic structure, stereochemistry, spectroscopy, dynamics and radicals; (4) Eco-physiology and the xanthophyll cycle; and (5) Model systems. Correlations between the photochemical behavior of carotenoids in vitro and in vivo are discussed. The various contributions review the basic hypotheses about how carotenoids function and give details regarding testing different molecular models using state-of-the-art experimental methodologies.
The book is intended for use by beginning graduate and advanced undergraduate students and researchers in Plant Physiology, Ecology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Medicine, and will also be extremely useful as a general reference on photochemical processes in Chemistry, Physics and Biology.

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Each of the twenty chapters in The Photochemistry of Carotenoids is written by leading experts in the area of carotenoid research and gives a comprehensive overview of a particular topic in the field. The book is organized into five sub-areas: (1) Biosynthetic pathways and the distribution of carotenoids in photosynthetic organisms; (2) Structure of carotenoid-chlorophyll protein complexes; (3) Electronic structure, stereochemistry, spectroscopy, dynamics and radicals; (4) Eco-physiology and the xanthophyll cycle; and (5) Model systems. Correlations between the photochemical behavior of carotenoids in vitro and in vivo are discussed. The various contributions review the basic hypotheses about how carotenoids function and give details regarding testing different molecular models using state-of-the-art experimental methodologies.
The book is intended for use by beginning graduate and advanced undergraduate students and researchers in Plant Physiology, Ecology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Medicine, and will also be extremely useful as a general reference on photochemical processes in Chemistry, Physics and Biology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-CP6
Carotenoids in Photosynthesis: An Historical Perspective....Pages 1-19
Carotenoid Synthesis and Function in Plants: Insights from Mutant Studies in Arabidopsis thaliana ....Pages 21-37
Carotenoids and Carotenogenesis in Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria....Pages 39-69
The Structure and Function of the LH2 Complex from Rhodopseudomonas acidophila Strain 10050, with Special Reference to the Bound Carotenoid....Pages 71-80
Carotenoids as Components of the Light-harvesting Proteins of Eukaryotic Algae....Pages 81-98
The Structure of Reaction Centers from Purple Bacteria....Pages 99-122
Carotenoids and the Assembly of Light-harvesting Complexes....Pages 123-135
The Electronic States of Carotenoids....Pages 137-159
Cis-Trans Carotenoids in Photosynthesis: Configurations, Excited-State Properties and Physiological Functions....Pages 161-188
The Electronic Structure, Stereochemistry and Resonance Raman Spectroscopy of Carotenoids....Pages 189-201
Electron Magnetic Resonance of Carotenoids....Pages 203-222
Carotenoid Radicals and the Interaction of Carotenoids with Active Oxygen Species....Pages 223-234
Incorporation of Carotenoids into Reaction Center and Light-Harvesting Pigment-protein Complexes....Pages 235-244
Ecophysiology of the Xanthophyll Cycle....Pages 245-269
Regulation of the Structure and Function of the Light Harvesting Complexes of Photosystem II by the Xanthophyll Cycle....Pages 271-291
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Xanthophyll Cycle....Pages 293-303
Relationships Between Antioxidant Metabolism and Carotenoids in the Regulation of Photosynthesis....Pages 305-325
Novel and Biomimetic Functions of Carotenoids in Artificial Photosynthesis....Pages 327-339
Physical Properties of Carotenoids in the Solid State....Pages 341-361
Carotenoids in Membranes....Pages 363-379
Back Matter....Pages 381-400

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Each of the twenty chapters in The Photochemistry of Carotenoids is written by leading experts in the area of carotenoid research and gives a comprehensive overview of a particular topic in the field. The book is organized into five sub-areas: (1) Biosynthetic pathways and the distribution of carotenoids in photosynthetic organisms; (2) Structure of carotenoid-chlorophyll protein complexes; (3) Electronic structure, stereochemistry, spectroscopy, dynamics and radicals; (4) Eco-physiology and the xanthophyll cycle; and (5) Model systems. Correlations between the photochemical behavior of carotenoids in vitro and in vivo are discussed. The various contributions review the basic hypotheses about how carotenoids function and give details regarding testing different molecular models using state-of-the-art experimental methodologies.
The book is intended for use by beginning graduate and advanced undergraduate students and researchers in Plant Physiology, Ecology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Medicine, and will also be extremely useful as a general reference on photochemical processes in Chemistry, Physics and Biology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-CP6
Carotenoids in Photosynthesis: An Historical Perspective....Pages 1-19
Carotenoid Synthesis and Function in Plants: Insights from Mutant Studies in Arabidopsis thaliana ....Pages 21-37
Carotenoids and Carotenogenesis in Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria....Pages 39-69
The Structure and Function of the LH2 Complex from Rhodopseudomonas acidophila Strain 10050, with Special Reference to the Bound Carotenoid....Pages 71-80
Carotenoids as Components of the Light-harvesting Proteins of Eukaryotic Algae....Pages 81-98
The Structure of Reaction Centers from Purple Bacteria....Pages 99-122
Carotenoids and the Assembly of Light-harvesting Complexes....Pages 123-135
The Electronic States of Carotenoids....Pages 137-159
Cis-Trans Carotenoids in Photosynthesis: Configurations, Excited-State Properties and Physiological Functions....Pages 161-188
The Electronic Structure, Stereochemistry and Resonance Raman Spectroscopy of Carotenoids....Pages 189-201
Electron Magnetic Resonance of Carotenoids....Pages 203-222
Carotenoid Radicals and the Interaction of Carotenoids with Active Oxygen Species....Pages 223-234
Incorporation of Carotenoids into Reaction Center and Light-Harvesting Pigment-protein Complexes....Pages 235-244
Ecophysiology of the Xanthophyll Cycle....Pages 245-269
Regulation of the Structure and Function of the Light Harvesting Complexes of Photosystem II by the Xanthophyll Cycle....Pages 271-291
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Xanthophyll Cycle....Pages 293-303
Relationships Between Antioxidant Metabolism and Carotenoids in the Regulation of Photosynthesis....Pages 305-325
Novel and Biomimetic Functions of Carotenoids in Artificial Photosynthesis....Pages 327-339
Physical Properties of Carotenoids in the Solid State....Pages 341-361
Carotenoids in Membranes....Pages 363-379
Back Matter....Pages 381-400
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