Photosynthesis

'Photosynthesis: Photobiochemistry and Photobiophysics' is the first single-authored book in the 'Advances in Photosynthesis Series'. It provides an overview of the light reactions and electron transfers in both oxygenic and anoxygenic photosynthesis. The scope of the book is characterized by the time frame in which the light reactions and the subsequent electron transfers take place, namely between ¡Ü10-12 and >=10-3 second. The book is divided into five parts: an overview; bacterial photosynthesis; photosystem II and oxygen evolution; photosystem I; and proton transport and photophosphorylation. In discussing the structure and function of various protein complexes, we begin with an introductory chapter, followed by chapters on light-harvesting complexes, the primary electron donors and the primary electron acceptors, and finally the secondary electron donors. The discussion on electron acceptors is presented in the order of their discovery to convey a sense of history, in parallel with the advancement in instrumentation of increasing time resolution.