Carotenoids in photosynthesis

Siefermann-Harms, D. (1985). Carotenoids in photosynthesis. I. Location in photosynthetic membranes and light-harvesting function. Biochimica Biophysica Acta, 811, 325-55. 

BOUVIER F, d harlingue A, BACKHAUs R A, KUMAGAi H and CAMARA B (2000) Identification of neoxanthin synthase as a carotenoid cyclase pmalog , FEBSLetters, 267, 6346-52. BRAMLEY P M (1993) Inhibition of carotenoid biosynthesis , in Yoimg A J and Britton G, Carotenoids in Photosynthesis, London, Chapman and HaU, 127-59. 

Young, A. and Britton, G., Carotenoids in Photosynthesis, Chapman HaU, London,... 

Koyama, Y., F. S. Rondonuwu, R. Fujii, and Y. Watanabe. 2004. Light-harvesting function of carotenoids in photosynthesis The roles of the newly found 1B state. Biopolymers 74 2-18. 

Britton G. 1993. In Young AJ and Britton G, editors. Carotenoids in Photosynthesis. London Chapman Hall, pp. 96-126. 

Carotenoids in Photosynthesis (Eds. A. Young, G. Britton), Chapman Hall, London, 1993. 

R417 Y. Koyama and R. Fujii, Cis-Trans Carotenoids in Photosynthesis Configurations, Excited-State Properties and Physiological Functions , Adv. Photosynth., 1999, 8, 161... 

Chapter 13 Role of Carotenoids in Photosynthesis II. B. 1. Spectral Properties... 

Fig. 13. Schematic representation of carotenoid tripiet state Car formation in photosynthetic bacteria when forward electron transfer is biocked. See text for discussion. Figure adapted from Frank and Cogdel) (1993) The photochemistry and function of carotenoids in photosynthesis. In A Young and G Britton, (eds) Carotenoids in Photosynthesis, p 301. Chapman and Hall.

R1. HA Frank, AD Young, G Britton and RJ Cogdell [eds] (1999) The Photochemistry of Carotenoids. Kluwer R2. A Young and G Britton [eds] (1993) Carotenoids in Photosynthesis. Chapman and Hall R3. Y Koyama, M Kuki, PO Andersson and T Gillbto (1996) Singlet excited states and the light-harvesting function of Carotenoids in bacterial photosynthesis. Photochem Photobiol 63 243-256 R4. Koyama (1991) Structures and functions of carotenoids in photosynthetic systems. J Photochem Photobiol, B Biol, 9 265-280... 

Koyama, Y. and Hashimoto, H. 1993. Spectroscopic studies of carotenoids in photosynthetic systems. In Carotenoids in Photosynthesis (G. Britton and A.J. Young, eds), pp. 327-408. Chapman Hall, London. 

One of the strongest pieces of evidence for the involvement of chlorophylls and carotenoids in photosynthesis Is that the absorption spectrum of these pigments is similar to the action spectrum of photosynthesis (Figure 8-32). The latter Is a measure of the relative ability of light of different wavelengths to support photosynthesis. 

DEMMIG-ADAMS B and ADAMS ww. 1993. Carotenoids in photosynthesis. Eds. AJ Young and G Britton. Chapman Hall, London. 206-251. 

FRANK HA and COGDELL RJ. 1993. The photochenustry and function of carotenoids in photosynthesis. In Carotenoids in photosynthesis. Eds Yonng, A. and Britton, G. Chapman and Hall, London. Chap 8, 252-326. 

This chapter presents a personal historical perspective of the role of carotenoids in photosynthesis. It leads the reader into the early literature on the carotenoids and photosynthesis that are related to the discoveries on the excitation energy transfer and, to a lesser extent, on photoprotection. Excitation energy transfer from the carotenoid fucoxanthin to chlorophyll (Chi) a was shown first in the diatoms by H. Dutton, W. M. Manning and... 

After I finished my PhD under Eugene Rabinowitch and had established that Chi a was in both the photosystems (Govindjee and Rabinowitch, 1960) and that Chi a fluorescence measurements can be used to support the existence of two light reactions and two photosystems (Govindjee et al, 1960 Duysens, 1989), I went back to measure the action spectra of Chi a fluorescence, but not so much from the point of deciding the role of carotenoids in photosynthesis, but of simply using Chi a fluorescence as an intrinsic, sensitive, and non-invasive probe of photosynthesis (Govindjee, 1995). A major interest... 

Frank HA and Cogdell RJ (1993) Photochemistry and functions of carotenoids. In Young A and Britton G (eds) Carotenoids in Photosynthesis, pp. 252-326. Springer Verlag, London Frank HA, Violette CA, Trautman JK, Shreve AP, Owens TG and Albrecht AC (1991) Carotenoids in photosynthesis Structure and photochemistry. Pure Appl Chem 63 109-114 Frank HA, Cua A, Chynwat V, Young A, Gosztola D and Wasielewski M R (1994) Photophysics of carotenoids associated with the xanthophyll cycle in photosynthesis. Photosynth Res 41 389-395... 

Griffiths M, Sistrom WR, Cohen-Bazire G and Stanier RY (1955) Function of carotenoids in photosynthesis. Nature 176 1211-1214... 

Liaaen-Jensen S (1978) Chemistry of carotenoid pigments. In Clayton R and Sistrom WR (eds) The Photosynthetic Bacteria, pp 233-247. Plenum Press, New York Lubimenko V (1927) Recherches sur les pigments des plastes et sur la photosynthese. Rev Gen Botan 39 547-559 MacKinney G (1935) Leaf carotenes. J Biol Chem 111 75-84 M imuro M and Katoh T (1991) Carotenoids in photosynthesis— absorption, transfer and dissipation of light energy. Pure Appl Chem 63 123-130... 

The biochemical and photochemical approaches described thus far have allowed significant advances in our understanding of the structural and functional roles of carotenoids in photosynthesis and photosystem assembly and have laid the groundwork for many of the most widely accepted theories in the field. The continued development and use of these approaches will be of central importance to research... 

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