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The Chloroplast

Basics and Applications

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Editors:
  1. Constantin A. Rebeiz

    1. Rebeiz Foundation for Basic Research, Champaign, USA

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  2. Christoph Benning

    1. Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

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  3. Hans J. Bohnert

    1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA

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  4. Henry Daniell

    1. Central Florida University, Orlando, USA

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  5. J. Kenneth Hoober

    1. Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

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  6. Hartmut K. Lichtenthaler

    1. University of Karlsruhe, Germany

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  7. Archie R. Portis

    1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA

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  8. Baishnab C. Tripathy

    1. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

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  • Addresses the major problem of increasing the food-making capabilities of green plants by rewiring the chloroplast via chloroplast bioengineering
  • Focus future attention on "Chloroplast Bioengineering" as an integrated novel field of research
  • Addresses recent advances and future challenges in chloroplast biochemistry and molecular biology

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration (AIPH, volume 31)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxix
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  2. Chapter 1 Investigation of Possible Relationships Between the Chlorophyll Biosynthetic Pathway, the Assembly of Chlorophyll–Protein Complexes and Photosynthetic Efficiency

    • Constantin A. Rebeiz
    Pages 1-24

  3. Chapter 2 Evidence for Various 4-Vinyl Reductase Activities in Higher Plants

    • Vladimir L. Kolossov, Constantin A. Rebeiz
    Pages 25-38

  4. Chapter 3 Control of the Metabolic Flow in Tetrapyrrole Biosynthesis: Regulation of Expression and Activity of Enzymes in the Mg Branch of Tetrapyrrole Biosynthesis

    • Bernhard Grimm
    Pages 39-54

  5. Chapter 4 Regulation and Functions of the Chlorophyll Cycle

    • Ryouichi Tanaka, Hisashi Ito, Ayumi Tanaka
    Pages 55-78

  6. Chapter 5 Magnesium Chelatase

    • C. Gamini Kannangara, Diter von Wettstein
    Pages 79-88

  7. Chapter 6 The Enigmatic Chlorophyll a Molecule in the Cytochrome b 6 f Complex

    • William A. Cramer, Sergei Savikhin, Jiusheng Yan, E. Yamashita
    Pages 89-94

  8. Chapter 7 The Non-mevalonate DOXP/MEP (Deoxyxylulose 5-Phosphate/Methylerythritol 4-Phosphate) Pathway of Chloroplast Isoprenoid and Pigment Biosynthesis

    • Hartmut K. Lichtenthaler
    Pages 95-118

  9. Chapter 8 The Methylerythritol 4-Phosphate Pathway: Regulatory Role in Plastid Isoprenoid Biosynthesis

    • Albert Boronat
    Pages 119-126

  10. Chapter 9 The Role of Plastids in Protein Geranylgeranylation in Tobacco BY-2 Cells

    • Esther Gerber, Andréa Hemmerlin, Thomas J. Bach
    Pages 127-138

  11. Chapter 10 The Role of the Methyl-Erythritol-Phosphate (MEP)Pathway in Rhythmic Emission of Volatiles

    • Dinesh A. Nagegowda, David Rhodes, Natalia Dudareva
    Pages 139-154

  12. Chapter 11 Tocochromanols: Biological Function and Recent Advances to Engineer Plastidial Biochemistry for Enhanced Oil Seed Vitamin E Levels

    • Henry E. Valentin, Qi Qungang
    Pages 155-170

  13. Chapter 12 The Anionic Chloroplast Membrane Lipids: Phosphatidylglycerol and Sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol

    • Christoph Benning
    Pages 171-184

  14. Chapter 13 Biosynthesis and Function of Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), the Signature Lipid of Chloroplasts

    • Yuki Nakamura, Mie Shimojima, Hiroyuki Ohta, Koichi Shimojima
    Pages 185-202

  15. Chapter 14 Synthesis and Function of the Galactolipid Digalactosyldiacylglycerol

    • Peter Dörmann
    Pages 203-211

  16. Chapter 15 The Chemistry and Biology of Light-Harvesting Complex II and Thylakoid Biogenesis: raison d’etre of Chlorophylls b and c

    • J. Kenneth Hoober, Laura L. Eggink, Min Chen, Anthony W. D. Larkum
    Pages 213-229

  17. Chapter 16 Folding and Pigment Binding of Light-Harvesting Chlorophyll a/b Protein (LHCIIb)

    • Harald Paulsen, Christoph Dockter, Aleksei Volkov, Gunnar Jeschke
    Pages 231-244

  18. Chapter 17 The Plastid Genome as a Platform for the Expression of Microbial Resistance Genes

    • Tracey A. Ruhlman, Jeffrey W. Cary, Kanniah Rajasekaran
    Pages 245-262

  19. Chapter 18 Chloroplast Genetic Engineering: A Novel Technology for Agricultural Biotechnology and Bio-pharmaceutical Industry

    • N. D. Singh, H. Daniell
    Pages 263-284

  20. Chapter 19 Engineering the Sunflower Rubisco Subunits into Tobacco Chloroplasts: New Considerations

    • Robert E. Sharwood, Spencer M. Whitney
    Pages 285-306
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As the industrial revolution that has been based on by higher photosynthetic efficiencies and more utilization of fossil fuels nears its end [R. A. Ker biomass production per unit area. (2007) Even oil optimists expect energy demand to According to Times Magazine (April 30, 2007 outstrip supply. Science 317: 437], the next indus- issue), one fifth of the US corn crop is presently trial revolution will most likely need development converted into ethanol, which is considered to burn of alternate sources of clean energy. In addition cleaner than gasoline and to produce less gre- to the development of hydroelectric power, these house gases. In order to meet a target of 35 billion efforts will probably include the conversion of gallons of ethanol produced by the year 2017, the wind, sea wave motion and solar energy [Solar Day entire US corn crop would need to be turned into in the Sun (2007) Business week, October 15, pp fuel. But crops such as corn and sugarcane cannot 69–76] into electrical energy. The most promising yield enough to produce all the needed fuel. F- of those will probably be based on the full usage thermore, even if all available starch is converted of solar energy. The latter is likely to be plenti- into fuel, it would only produce about 10% of ful for the next 2–3 billion years. Most probably, our gasoline needs [R. F.

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“This book is another valuable contribution to the growing library of volumes in the Springer series ‘Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration’ … . the volume focuses on the bioengineering of improved photosynthetic efficiency as a method to increase agricultural plant productivity, improve biofuel production, and even support extra-terrestrial space colonization. … Beginning students will gain much from the review material and advanced researchers will find the chapters on direct applications to be very useful in guiding their thinking and future experiments.” (Robert R. Wise, Annals of Botany, Vol. 112 (3), August, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Rebeiz Foundation for Basic Research, Champaign, USA

    Constantin A. Rebeiz

  • Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

    Christoph Benning

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA

    Hans J. Bohnert, Archie R. Portis

  • Central Florida University, Orlando, USA

    Henry Daniell

  • Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

    J. Kenneth Hoober

  • University of Karlsruhe, Germany

    Hartmut K. Lichtenthaler

  • Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

    Baishnab C. Tripathy

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Chloroplast

  • Book Subtitle: Basics and Applications

  • Editors: Constantin A. Rebeiz, Christoph Benning, Hans J. Bohnert, Henry Daniell, J. Kenneth Hoober, Hartmut K. Lichtenthaler, Archie R. Portis, … Baishnab C. Tripathy

  • Series Title: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8531-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8530-6Published: 05 August 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3287-2Published: 13 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-8531-3Published: 15 July 2010

  • Series ISSN: 1572-0233

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0102

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XLII, 426

  • Topics: Plant Physiology, Cell Biology, Protein Science, Plant Biochemistry, Proteomics

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