Primary Processes in Photosynthesis

Author's PrefaceEditor's PrefaceChapter 1 The Natural History of Photosynthesis I. Definitions II. A Small Aside on Traditional Attitudes III. The Time Sequence in Photosynthesis IV. Another Look at Definitions V. Systematics of Photosynthesis VI. Collateral Reading ReferencesChapter 2 The Photosynthetic Apparatus I. Nature and Distribution II. Chloroplast Composition III. Chloroplast Structure and Development IV. Chromatophore Composition V. Individual Components of the Chromatophore VI. Chromatophore Development VII. Remarks in Extenso on the Fine Structure of the Photosynthetic Apparatus ReferencesChapter 3 The Era of Radiation Physics: pts 15 to pts 9 I. Preliminaries II. Some Asides on Absorption of Radiation III. Electronic Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules IV. Molecular Spectroscopy of Porphyrins and Chlorophylls V. The Whole Picture ReferencesChapter 4 The Era of Photochemistry: pts 9 to pts 4 I. Generalities II. Fast Reactions of Excited Molecules as Revealed by Fluorescence Quenching III. The Photochemistry of Chlorophyll IV. The Study of Reactions from pts 5 to pts 2 by Spectrophotometric Methods V. The Two-Quantum Process in Chloroplasts VI. Prospects for the Biochemical Era; pts 4 and Beyond ReferencesSubject Index