The Chloroplast

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

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.

• Chloroplast
• Expression
• Plant physiology
• Protein
• Tetrapyrrole
• Transport
• biochemistry
• biotechnology
• genetic engineering
• photosynthesis
• physiology
• protein complexes
• regulation

From the reviews:

“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)

• 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

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