Photosynthetic water oxidation by Photosystem II (PSII) is a fascinating process because it
sustains life on Earth and serves as a blue print for scalable synthetic catalysts required for …

Background With limited agricultural land and increasing human population, it is essential to
enhance overall photosynthesis and thus productivity. Oxygenic photosynthesis begins with …

Using chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence many aspects of the photosynthetic apparatus can be
studied, both in vitro and, noninvasively, in vivo. Complementary techniques can help to …

Photosystems I and II convert solar energy into the chemical energy that powers life.
Chlorophyll a photochemistry, using red light (680 to 700 nm), is near universal and is …

Chlorophyll a fluorescence is a highly sensitive, non-destructive, and reliable tool for
measuring, rather quickly, photosynthetic efficiency, particularly of Photosystem II (PSII), the …

Figures showing species and properties relevant to non-photochemical quenching
studies.(a) Filamentous planktonic cyanobacteria Dolichospermum crassum and D. flos …

Modern civilization is dependent upon fossil fuels, a nonrenewable energy source originally
provided by the storage of solar energy. Fossil-fuel dependence has severe consequences …

Oxygenic photosynthesis is indispensable both for the development and maintenance of life
on earth by converting light energy into chemical energy and by producing molecular …

This review focuses on the light-harvesting properties of photosystem I (PSI) and its LHCI
outer antenna. LHCI consists of different chlorophyll a/b binding proteins called Lhca's …

Diatom is an important group of marine algae and contributes to around 20% of the global
photosynthetic carbon fixation. Photosystem I (PSI) of diatoms is associated with a large …