Solar energy conversion by photosystem II: principles and structures
Photosynthetic water oxidation by Photosystem II (PSII) is a fascinating process because it
sustains life on Earth and serves as a blue print for scalable synthetic catalysts required for …
sustains life on Earth and serves as a blue print for scalable synthetic catalysts required for …
Light harvesting in oxygenic photosynthesis: Structural biology meets spectroscopy
BACKGROUND The harvesting of photons is the first step in photosynthesis, the biological
process that transforms solar energy into chemical energy. The photosynthetic membranes …
process that transforms solar energy into chemical energy. The photosynthetic membranes …
Structure of a unique PSII-Pcb tetrameric megacomplex in a chlorophyll d–containing cyanobacterium
Acaryochloris marina is a unique cyanobacterium using chlorophyll d (Chl d) as its major
pigment and thus can use far-red light for photosynthesis. Photosystem II (PSII) of A. marina …
pigment and thus can use far-red light for photosynthesis. Photosystem II (PSII) of A. marina …
Development perspectives of promising lignocellulose feedstocks for production of advanced generation biofuels: A review
CY Lin, C Lu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Biofuels are environmentally friendly, renewable, and have a low carbon footprint. Industrial-
scale production technologies for advanced generation biofuels, though not yet fully mature …
scale production technologies for advanced generation biofuels, though not yet fully mature …
High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structure of photosystem II from the mesophilic cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Photosystem II (PSII) enables global-scale, light-driven water oxidation. Genetic
manipulation of PSII from the mesophilic cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 has …
manipulation of PSII from the mesophilic cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 has …
Deep learning improves macromolecule identification in 3D cellular cryo-electron tomograms
Cryogenic electron tomography (cryo-ET) visualizes the 3D spatial distribution of
macromolecules at nanometer resolution inside native cells. However, automated …
macromolecules at nanometer resolution inside native cells. However, automated …
Structure of a diatom photosystem II supercomplex containing a member of Lhcx family and dimeric FCPII
Y Feng, Z Li, X Li, L Shen, X Liu, C Zhou, J Zhang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Diatoms rely on fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c-binding proteins (FCPs) for their great success
in oceans, which have a great diversity in their pigment, protein compositions, and subunit …
in oceans, which have a great diversity in their pigment, protein compositions, and subunit …
Structure of cryptophyte photosystem II–light-harvesting antennae supercomplex
YZ Zhang, K Li, BY Qin, JP Guo, QB Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cryptophytes are ancestral photosynthetic organisms evolved from red algae through
secondary endosymbiosis. They have developed alloxanthin-chlorophyll a/c2-binding …
secondary endosymbiosis. They have developed alloxanthin-chlorophyll a/c2-binding …
[HTML][HTML] Advances from chlorophyll biosynthesis to photosynthetic adaptation, evolution and signaling
F Gao, J Guo, Y Shen - Plant Stress, 2024 - Elsevier
Chlorophyll (Chl)-mediated oxygenic photosynthesis supports life on earth. From a view of
evolution,'survival of the fittest'facilitates oxygenic photosynthetic organisms evolved from …
evolution,'survival of the fittest'facilitates oxygenic photosynthetic organisms evolved from …
Structure of photosystem I-LHCI-LHCII from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in State 2
Abstract Photosystem I (PSI) and II (PSII) balance their light energy distribution absorbed by
their light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) through state transition to maintain the maximum …
their light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) through state transition to maintain the maximum …