Despite recent elucidation of the three-dimensional structure of major photosynthetic
complexes, our understanding of light energy conversion in plant chloroplasts and …

The majority of cellular energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is synthesized by
the ubiquitous F1F0 ATP synthase. Power for ATP synthesis derives from an electrochemical …

The synthesis of ATP, life's “universal energy currency,” is the most prevalent chemical
reaction in biological systems and is responsible for fueling nearly all cellular processes …

The rotary ATPase family of membrane protein complexes may have only three members,
but each one plays a fundamental role in biological energy conversion. The F1Fo-ATPase (F …

Abstract F 1 F 0-ATP synthases are multimeric protein complexes and common prerequisites
for their correct assembly are (i) provision of subunits in appropriate relative amounts,(ii) …

Assimilation of atmospheric CO2 by photosynthetic organisms such as plants, cyanobacteria
and green algae, requires the production of ATP and NADPH in a ratio of 3: 2. The oxygenic …

Cyclic electron flow around PSI, or cyclic photophosphorylation, is the photosynthetic
process which recycles the reducing equivalents produced by photosystem I in the stroma …

We isolated the c rings of F-ATP synthases from eight cyanobacterial strains belonging to
four different taxonomic classes (Chroococcales, Nostocales, Oscillatoriales, and …

The nitrogen use efficiencies (NUE) of N2 fixation, primary NH 4+ assimilation and NO 3−
assimilation are compared. The photon and water costs of the various biochemical and …

Diatoms are an important group of eukaryotic phytoplankton, responsible for about a quarter
of CO 2 fixation on Earth. Oxygenic photosynthesis uses the same building blocks …