Photoprotection of photosystem II (PSII) is essential to avoid the light-induced damage of the
photosynthetic apparatus due to the formation of reactive oxygen species (= photo-oxidative …

The violaxanthin cycle describes the reversible conversion of violaxanthin to zeaxanthin via
the intermediate antheraxanthin. This light-dependent xanthophyll conversion is essential …

Photosynthesis converts solar energy to chemical energy by means of two large pigment-
protein complexes: photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem II (PSII). In higher plants, the PSI …

Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress,
continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their …

Energy-dependent quenching of excess absorbed light energy (qE) is a vital mechanism for
regulating photosynthetic light harvesting in higher plants. All of the physiological …

Vitamin E is considered a major antioxidant in biomembranes, but little evidence exists for
this function in plants under photooxidative stress. Leaf discs of two vitamin E mutants, a …

We report on the changes the photosynthetic apparatus of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
undergoes upon acclimation to different light intensity. When grown in high light, cells had a …

Background Lutein is the most abundant xanthophyll in the photosynthetic apparatus of
higher plants. It binds to site L1 of all Lhc proteins, whose occupancy is indispensable for …

The regulation of light harvesting in higher plant photosynthesis, defined as stress-
dependent modulation of the ratio of energy transfer to the reaction centers versus heat …

Diatoms are ubiquitous and constitute an important group of the phytoplankton community
having a major contribution to the total marine primary production. These microalgae exhibit …