Oxygen is a natural acceptor of electrons in the respiratory pathway of aerobic organisms
and in many other biochemical reactions. Aerobic metabolism is always associated with the …

When compared to other organisms, plants are atypical with respect to isoprenoid
biosynthesis: they utilize two distinct and separately compartmentalized pathways to build …

The interface between plant organelles and non-biological nanostructures has the potential
to impart organelles with new and enhanced functions. Here, we show that single-walled …

Four elaborate membrane complexes carry out the light reaction of oxygenic photosynthesis.
Photosystem I (PSI) is one of two large reaction centres responsible for converting light …

Nanoparticles offer clear advantages for both passive and active penetration into
biologically important membranes. However, the uptake and localization mechanism of …

Glycerolipids constituting the matrix of photosynthetic membranes, from cyanobacteria to
chloroplasts of eukaryotic cells, comprise monogalactosyldiacylglycerol …

Recent advances in the proteomics field have allowed a series of high throughput
experiments to be conducted on chloroplast samples, and the data are available in several …

Genetic engineering to improve the capabilities of plants is essential given climate change
and population growth pressures. Current manipulation methods are laborious and species …

Historically speaking, Arabidopsis was not the plant of choice for investigating
photosynthesis, with physiologists and biochemists favouring other species such as …

The ability to control the subcellular localization of nanoparticles within living plants offers
unique advantages for targeted biomolecule delivery and enables important applications in …