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Bioenergetic Processes of Cyanobacteria

From Evolutionary Singularity to Ecological Diversity

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Guenter A. Peschek

    1. Inst. Physikalische Chemie, Molecular Bioenergetics Group, Univ. Wien, Wien, Austria

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  2. Christian Obinger

    1. Department für Chemie, Abteilung für Biochemie, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Wien, Austria

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  3. Gernot Renger

    1. Fak. II Mathematik/Naturwissenschaften, Institut für Chemie, TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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  • Provides a comprehensive and updated description of our current knowledge in the bioenergetics of cyanobacteria
  • Of great value for active researchers and graduate students who are interested in entering this fascinating field of life sciences
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-1
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  2. Cyanobacteria and Their Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Life Implies Work: A Holistic Account of Our Microbial Biosphere Focussing on the Bioenergetic Processes of Cyanobacteria, the Ecologically Most Successful Organisms on Our Earth

      • Günter A. Peschek, Margit Bernroitner, Samira Sari, Martin Pairer, Christian Obinger
      Pages 3-70

    3. The Photosynthetic Apparatus of the Living Fossil, Cyanophora paradoxa

      • Jürgen M. Steiner, Wolfgang Löffelhardt
      Pages 71-87

    4. An Alternate Hypothesis for the Origin of Mitochondria

      • Roschen Sasikumar, Jijoy Joseph, Günter A. Peschek
      Pages 89-107

    5. The Complex Regulation of the Phosphate Uptake System of Cyanobacteria

      • Gernot Falkner, Renate Falkner
      Pages 109-130

    6. The Site of Respiratory Electron Transport in Cyanobacteria and Its Implication for the Photoinhibition of Respiration

      • Ioan I. Ardelean, Günter A. Peschek
      Pages 131-136

    7. Nitrogenases and Hydrogenases in Cyanobacteria

      • Hermann Bothe, Oliver Schmitz, M. Geoffrey Yates, William E. Newton
      Pages 137-157

    8. Hydrogen Peroxide Degradation in Cyanobacteria

      • Marcel Zamocky, Margit Bernroitner, Günter A. Peschek, Christian Obinger
      Pages 159-185

  3. Cyanobacteria—The First Electric Power Plants (“Discovery” of Biological Electron Transport, the Clue to Most Efficient Bioenergetic Processes)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. History and Function: The Respiratory and Photosynthetic Electron Transport Chains

      • Peter Nicholls
      Pages 189-210

    3. Bioenergetics in a Primordial Cyanobacterium Gloeobacter violaceus PCC 7421

      • Mamoru Mimuro, Tohru Tsuchiya, Kohei Koyama, Günter A. Peschek
      Pages 211-238

    4. ATP Synthase: Structure, Function and Regulation of a Complex Machine

      • Dirk Bald
      Pages 239-261

  4. Cyanobacteria and Light: Oxygenic Photosynthesis (and Other Uses of Light)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 263-263
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    2. The Evolution of Cyanobacteria and Photosynthesis

      • Gerhart Drews
      Pages 265-284

    3. Structure of Cyanobacterial Photosystems I and II

      • Petra Fromme, Ingo Grotjohann
      Pages 285-335

    4. Mechanism of Photosynthetic Production and Respiratory Reduction of Molecular Dioxygen: A Biophysical and Biochemical Comparison

      • Gernot Renger, Bernd Ludwig
      Pages 337-394

    5. Photoprotection in Cyanobacteria: The Orange Carotenoid Protein and Energy Dissipation

      • Cheryl A. Kerfeld, Diana Kirilovsky
      Pages 395-421

    6. Mn Transport and the Assembly of Photosystem II

      • Eitan Salomon, Gernot Renger, Nir Keren
      Pages 423-442

  5. Electron Entry (Dehydrogenation)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 443-443
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About this book

This publication is unique among a number of books on cyanobacteria because it focuses on the bioenergetics of these widespread organisms which are the evolutionary prerequisite for the development of all higher forms of life on our "blue" planet. The book primarily addresses questions of energy conversion by the fundamental bioenergetic processes: (oxygenic) photosynthesis, (aerobic) respiration, and (anaerobic) fermentation which uniquely occur together in these prokaryotic cells. Thermophilic cyanobacteria offer the most suitable material for high resolution structure analyses of Photosystem I and II and other electron transport complexes by X-ray crystallography (for example, at present the structure of Photosystem II at atomic resolution is only known for these organisms). These achievements during the last decade represent a milestone in our understanding of the complexes which are crucial for solar energy exploitation through photosynthetic water splitting. The present work represents an ambitious attempt to achieve the goal of a synoptic state-of-the-art picture by casting together the mosaics of detailed knowledge described by leading experts in the field. It contains 24 chapters written by 35 authors from Europe, USA, India and Japan. The book is aimed at reaching a broad audience ranging from students to experienced scientists. The editors wish all readers a pleasant and stimulating journey through the fascinating “world” of the bioenergetics of cyanobacteria and sincerely hope that this book will not only be of great value for the experts but also entice young people into this exciting research area with the aim to address successfully the challenging problems of high relevance that are still waiting for a satisfactory answer.

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From the reviews:

“This volume focuses on ways that cyanobacteria handle protons and electrons. … This well-produced volume includes many essential color illustrations of structures and mechanisms throughout. It is well written, mainly from a European perspective, and provides an interesting history of ideas and theories about many aspects of energy flow in cyanobacteria, as well as good reviews of evolutionary history as deduced by study of ‘primitive’ or primordial extant species. … Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and above.” (L. C. Davis, Choice, Vol. 49 (10), June, 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Inst. Physikalische Chemie, Molecular Bioenergetics Group, Univ. Wien, Wien, Austria

    Guenter A. Peschek

  • Department für Chemie, Abteilung für Biochemie, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Wien, Austria

    Christian Obinger

  • Fak. II Mathematik/Naturwissenschaften, Institut für Chemie, TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Gernot Renger

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