Picosecond Studies Of Fluorescence And Absorbance Changes In Photosystem II Particles From Synechococcus Sp.

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. List Of Participants XIII
5. Section I. Organization: Biochemical Methods
6. Introduction: The Biochemistry Of Light-Harvesting Complexes 1
7. Phycobilisome-Thylakoid Interaction: The Nature Of High Molecular Weight Polypeptides 11
8. On The Structure Of Photosystem II-Phycobilisome Complexes Of Cyanobacteria 21
9. Structure Of Cryptophyte Photosynthetic Membranes 35
10. Structural And Phylogenetic Relationships Of Phycoerythrins From Cyanobacteria, Red Algae And Cryptophyceae 49
11. Isolation And Characterization Of The Components Of The Phycobilisome From Mastigocladus Laminosus And Crosslinking Experiments 61
12. C-Phycocyanin From Mastigocladus Laminosus: Chromophore Assignment In Higher Aggregates By Cystein Modification 71
13. Photochromic Properties Of C-Phycocyanin 77
14. Concerning The Relationship Op Light Harvesting Biliproteins To Phycochromes In Cyanobacteria 89
15. Subunit Structure And Reassembly Of The Light-Harvesting Complex From Rhodospirillum Rubrum G9+ 93
16. Primary Structure Analyses Of Bacterial Antenna Polypeptides: - Correlation Of Aromatic Amino Acids With Spectral Properties - Structural Similarities With Reaction Center Polypeptides 103
17. The Structure Of The "Core" Of The Purple Bacterial Photosynthetic Unit 115
18. A Comparison Of The Bacteriochlorophyll C-Binding Proteins Of Chlorobium And Chloroflexus 129
19. Interactions Between Bacteriochlorophyll C Molecules In Oligomers And In Chlorosomes Of Green Photosynthetic Bacteria 141
20. Light-Harvesting Complexes Of Chlorophyll C-Containing Algae 153
21. Isolation And Characterization Of A Chlorophyll A/C-Heteroxanthin/ Diadinoxanthin Light-Harvesting Complex From Pleurochloris Meiringensis (Xanthophyceae) 167
22. The Antenna Components Of Photosystem ii With Emphasis On The Major Pigment-Protein, Lhc IIb 175
23. Section II: Organization: Molecular Genetics And Crystallography
24. Molecular Biology Of Antennas 187
25. High-Resolution Crystal Structure Of C-Phycocyanin And Polarized Optical Spectra Of Single Crystals 195
26. Crystallization And Spectroscopic Investigation Of Purple Bacterial B800-850 And RC-B875 Complexes 201
27. Structure Of The Light-Harvesting Chlorophyll A/B-Protein Complex From Chloroplast Membranes 211
28. Phycobilisomes Of Synechococcus Sp. Pcc 7002, Pseudanabaena Sp. Pcc 7409, And Cyanophora Paradoxa: An Analysis By Molecular Genetics 217
29. Organization And Assembly Of Bacterial Antenna Complexes 233
30. The Use Of Mutants To Investigate The Organization Of The Photosynthetic Apparatus Of Rhodobacter Sphaeroides 247
31. Mechanisms Of Plastid And Nuclear Gene Expression During Thylakoid Membrane Biogenesis In Higher Plants 261
32. Section III: Organization: Special Spectroscopy Techniques And Models
33. Assignment Of Spectral Forms In The Photosynthetic Antennas To Chemically Defined Chromophores 277
34. Linear Dichroism And Orientation Of Pigments In Phycobilisomes And Their Subunits 281
35. Low Temperature Spectroscopy Of Cyanobacterial Antenna Pigments 293
36. Chromophore Conformations In Phycocyanin And Allophycocyanin As Studied By Resonance Raman Spectroscopy 307
37. Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy Of Phycobilisomes, Phycocyanin And Allophycocyanin From Mastigocladus Laminosus 317
38. Optical Absorption And Circular Dichroism Of Bacteriochlorophyll Oligomers In Triton X-100 And In The Light- Harvesting-Complex B850; A Comparative Study 323
39. Absorption Detected Magnetic Resonance 1n Zero Magnetic Field on Antenna Complexes from Rps. Acidophila 7050 - The Temperature Dependence of the Carotinoid Triplet State Properties 339
40. Effect Of Lithium Dodecyl Sulfate On B 800-850 Antenna Complexes From Rhodopseudomonas Acidophila: A Resonance Raman Study 349
41. Bacteriochlorophyll A/B In Antenna Complexes Of Purple Bacteria 355
42. Bacteriochlorophyll C Aggregates In Carbon Tetrachloride As Models For Chlorophyll Organization In Green Photosynthetic Bacteria 365
43. Orientation Of The Pigments In The Reaction Center And The Core Antenna Of Photosystem II 375
44. Non-Linear Absorption Spectroscopy Op Antenna Chlorophyll A In Higher Plants 387
45. Section IV: Function: Electronic Excitation And Energy Transfer
46. Excitation Energy Transfer In Photosynthesis 403
47. Fluorescence Spectroscopy Of Allophycocyanin Complexes From Synechococcus 6301 Strain An112 439
48. Picosecond Energy Transfer Kinetics In Allophycocyanin Aggregates From Mastigocladus Laminosus 451
49. Picosecond Time-Resolved Energy Transfer Kinetics Within C-Phycocyanin And Allophycocyanin Aggregates 457
50. Energy Transfer In "Native" And Chemically Modified C-Phycocyanin Trimers And The Constituent Subunits 469
51. Effect Of Protein Environment And Excitonic Coupling On The Excited-State Properties Of The Bilinchromophores In C-Phycocyanin 483
52. Excitation Energy Migration In C-Phycocyanin Aggregates Isolated From Phormidium Luridum - Predictions From The Forster's Inductive Resonance Theory 491
53. Energy Transfer Calculations For Two C-Phycocyanins Based On Refined X-Ray Crystal Structure Coordinates Of Chromophores 507
54. Energy Transfer In Light-Harvesting Antenna Of Purple Bacteria, Studied By Picosecond Spectroscopy 513
55. Excitation Energy Transfer In The Light-Harvesting Antenna Of Photosynthetic Purple Bacteria: The Role Of The Long-Wavelength Absorbing Pigment B896 519
56. The Function Of Chlorosomes In Energy Transfer In Green Photosynthetic Bacteria 531
57. Energy Transfer In Chloroflexus Aurantiacus: Effects Of Temperature And Anaerobic Conditions 543
58. Interpretation Of Optical Spectra Of Bacteriochlorophyll Antenna Complexes 555
59. Time Resolution And Kinetics Of "F680" At Low Temperatures In Spinach Chloroplasts 567
60. Picosecond Studies Of Fluorescence And Absorbance Changes In Photosystem II Particles From Synechococcus Sp. 579
61. Analysis Of Excitation Energy Transfer In Thylakoid Membranes By The Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectra 589
62. V. Concluding Remarks
63. Future Problems On Antenna Systems And Summary Remarks 601
64. Index Of Authors 605
65. Subject Index 607
66. Backmatter 633