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 …
Phylum Gemmatimonadota and its role in the environment
Bacteria are an important part of every ecosystem that they inhabit on Earth. Environmental
microbiologists usually focus on a few dominant bacterial groups, neglecting less abundant …
microbiologists usually focus on a few dominant bacterial groups, neglecting less abundant …
On the origins of oxygenic photosynthesis and aerobic respiration in Cyanobacteria
The origin of oxygenic photosynthesis in Cyanobacteria led to the rise of oxygen on Earth~
2.3 billion years ago, profoundly altering the course of evolution by facilitating the …
2.3 billion years ago, profoundly altering the course of evolution by facilitating the …
Extensive remodeling of a cyanobacterial photosynthetic apparatus in far-red light
Cyanobacteria are unique among bacteria in performing oxygenic photosynthesis, often
together with nitrogen fixation and, thus, are major primary producers in many ecosystems …
together with nitrogen fixation and, thus, are major primary producers in many ecosystems …
Evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis
The origin of oxygenic photosynthesis was the most important metabolic innovation in Earth
history. It allowed life to generate energy and reducing power directly from sunlight and …
history. It allowed life to generate energy and reducing power directly from sunlight and …
Microbial and genetic resources for cobalamin (vitamin B12) biosynthesis: From ecosystems to industrial biotechnology
L Balabanova, L Averianova, M Marchenok… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many microbial producers of coenzyme B12 family cofactors together with their metabolically
interdependent pathways are comprehensively studied and successfully used both in …
interdependent pathways are comprehensively studied and successfully used both in …
Early bioenergetic evolution
Life is the harnessing of chemical energy in such a way that the energy-harnessing device
makes a copy of itself. This paper outlines an energetically feasible path from a particular …
makes a copy of itself. This paper outlines an energetically feasible path from a particular …
Light-driven anaerobic microbial oxidation of manganese
Oxygenic photosynthesis supplies organic carbon to the modern biosphere, but it is
uncertain when this metabolism originated. It has previously been proposed, that …
uncertain when this metabolism originated. It has previously been proposed, that …
An expanded genomic representation of the phylum Cyanobacteria
RM Soo, CT Skennerton, Y Sekiguchi… - Genome biology and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Molecular surveys of aphotic habitats have indicated the presence of major uncultured
lineages phylogenetically classified as members of the Cyanobacteria. One of these …
lineages phylogenetically classified as members of the Cyanobacteria. One of these …
A physiological perspective on the origin and evolution of photosynthesis
The origin and early evolution of photosynthesis are reviewed from an ecophysiological
perspective. Earth's first ecosystems were chemotrophic, fueled by geological H2 at …
perspective. Earth's first ecosystems were chemotrophic, fueled by geological H2 at …