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Biotechnological Applications of Photosynthetic Proteins

Biochips, Biosensors and Biodevices

  • Examines the development of biosensors, which represents a valuable step towards the advancement of pollutant monitoring in ecosystems
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Biotechnology Intelligence Unit (BIOIU)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction

    • Maria Teresa Giardi
    Pages 1-3
  3. A Brief Story of Biosensor Technology

    • Marco Mascini
    Pages 4-10
  4. Photosystem II

    • Aspasia Spyridaki, Emmanuel Psylinakis, Demetrios F. Ghanotakis
    Pages 11-31
  5. Biogenesis and Structural Dynamics of the Photosystem II Complex

    • Josef Komenda, Stanislava Kuviková, Lenka Lupínková, Jiri Masojídek
    Pages 32-45
  6. Engineering the D1 Subunit of Photosystem II

    • Udo Johanningmeier, Ivo Bertalan, Lydia Hilbig, Jana Schulze, Stefan Wilski, Edda Zeidler et al.
    Pages 46-56
  7. Chloroplast Genomics of Land Plants and Algae

    • Margarita S. Odintsova, Nadezhda P. Yurina
    Pages 57-72
  8. Comparison of the Immobilization Techniques for Photosystem II

    • Régis Rouillon, Sergey A. Piletsky, Elena V. Piletska, Pierre Euzet, Robert Carpentier
    Pages 73-83
  9. Comparison of Photosynthetic Organisms at Various Evolutionary Stages for Protein Biochips

    • Maria Teresa Giardi, Dania Esposito, Giuseppe Torzillo
    Pages 84-93
  10. Signal Transduction Techniques for Photosynthetic Proteins

    • Pinalysa Cosma, Francesco Longobardi, Angela Agostiano
    Pages 94-107
  11. Biotechnological and Computational Approaches for the Development of Biosensors

    • Giulio Testone, Donato Giannino, Domenico Mariotti, Prashant Katiyar, Mayank Garg, Emanuela Pace et al.
    Pages 108-115
  12. The Problem of Herbicide Water Monitoring in Europe

    • Licia Guzzella, Fiorenzo Pozzoni
    Pages 116-129
  13. Application of Chloroplast D1 Protein in Biosensors for Monitoring Photosystem II-Inhibiting Herbicides

    • Elena V. Piletska, Sergey A. Piletsky, Regis Rouillon
    Pages 130-146
  14. Mimicking the Plastoquinone-Binding Pocket of Photosystem II Using Molecularly Imprinted Polymers

    • Florent Breton, Elena V. Piletska, Khalku Karim, Régis Rouillon, Sergey A. Piletsky
    Pages 155-165
  15. Photosystem II Biosensors for Heavy Metals Monitoring

    • Régis Rouillon, Sergey A. Piletsky, Florent Breton, Elena V. Piletska, Robert Carpentier
    Pages 166-174
  16. Development of Biosensors for the Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide

    • Louisa Giannoudi, Elena V. Piletska, Sergey A. Piletsky
    Pages 175-191
  17. Biodevices for Space Research

    • Dania Esposito, Cecilia Faraloni, Floriana Fasolo, Andrea Margonelli, Giuseppe Torzillo, Alba Zanini et al.
    Pages 192-208
  18. Successes in the Development and Application of Innovative Techniques

    • Eleftherios Touloupakis, Giovanni Basile, Emanuela Pace, Maria Teresa Giardi, Flavia di Costa
    Pages 209-214
  19. Back Matter

    Pages 215-218

About this book

Biotechnological Applications of Photosynthetic Proteins: Biochips, Biosensors and Biodevices provides an overview of the recent photosystem II research and the systems available for the bioassay of pollutants using biosensors that are based on the photochemical activity. The data presented in this book serves as a basis for the development of a commercial biosensor for use in rapid pre-screening analyses of photosystem II pollutants, minimising costly and time-consuming laboratory analyses.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Group on Photosynthetic-Based Biosensors National Council of Research-IC, Institute of Crystallography, CNR, Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy

    Maria Teresa Giardi

  • Institute of Bioscience and Technology, Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, UK

    Elena V. Piletska

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