Photosynthetic Reactions: From Molecules to Function and Simple Models to Complex Systems—2nd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 180
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Interests: photosynthesis; electron transfer; photoinduced electron transfer; iron-sulfur proteins; fluorescence; nanobiohybrids; nanoparticles; quantum dots
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Dear Colleagues,
Photosynthesis is a key process for life on Earth. It comprises a very complex set of reactions, starting with the primary act of light absorption by photosynthetic pigments in antennae followed by electron transfer via protein complexes in photosynthetic membranes and several enzymatic reactions out of the membrane, finally leading to the synthesis of carbohydrates. Photosynthesis is also regulated in the response to environmental factors; this regulation involves several mechanisms at different levels of organization.
We study photosynthesis to understand this phenomenon and to be able to influence its efficiency. Additionally, there is a strong scientific desire to imitate photosynthetic processes in so-called artificial photosynthesis and to use photosynthetic elements to obtain higher-quality biotechnological products. For this reason, it is necessary that we understand the structure and function of individual molecules, proteins and pigment–protein complexes, as well as larger networks, entire organelles and organisms. Due to the high complexity of the photosynthetic phenomenon, it is often necessary to create model systems containing isolated elements. On the other hand, the various levels of organization in organisms provide a holistic perspective for the understanding of connections between distant reactions.
We invite authors to submit both original articles and reviews on photosynthetic molecules and reactions, in simple model systems especially but also at the level of organelles and whole organisms. We believe that only by looking at the matter from different perspectives can we fully understand the process of photosynthesis.
Dr. Joanna Grzyb
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photosynthesis
- model systems
- pigment–protein complexes
- photosynthetic antennae
- energy transfer
- electron transfer
- plants
- chloroplasts
