Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis Robert E. Blankenship is an English-language textbook that addresses the most recent insights into the molecular mechanisms of photosynthesis. This reference work is intended for professionals and researchers in the life sciences.
In this thoroughly revised edition, Blankenship offers an extensive introduction to the fundamental processes of photosynthesis and discusses groundbreaking developments such as new structures and the mechanism of oxygen production. In addition, the book explains the regulation of photosynthesis, photoprotection, and the discovery of new pigments and organisms that extend oxygen-producing photosynthesis into the near-infrared spectrum. A comprehensive appendix clarifies the physical basis of photosynthesis, including thermodynamics, kinetics, and spectroscopy. The book is supported by a website with downloadable figures in PowerPoint for teaching purposes.
Topics that align with this book include, among others, botany and plant sciences within the life sciences.