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Photosynthesis and the Web: 2008 Other Useful SitesBooks and JournalsAlthough books about photosynthesis have not been placed online for economic reasons, there are web sites that discuss them and commercial sites that sell them. Some of those sites will be listed here. Many of them will include reviews or summaries and list the table of contents and some may even provide a sample chapter. Many journals are now becoming available online, but usually only to University libraries that pay for the service. Many Universities have discovered that it is cost effective (cheaper) to subscribe to the online journals on behalf of their students and faculty, than it is to try and subscribe to the hard copy versions of the journal which must be cataloged and archived by library personnel and is only available to one person at a time. Occasionally a hard copy of the journal is unavailable due to misfiling or because it has been sent out to be bound with other issues. The online version is always available and to as many persons as the library has paid for. Even if the journal issue is not available, the journal publisher’s website will often contain the table of contents, abstracts, instructions to authors, and sometimes sample issues or articles. Some authors have also maintained certain rights to the papers or chapters they write allowing them to include them on their personal web pages. These can often be found by looking for an author’s web site and then going to their publication lists. If their paper or chapter is available it will show up as a link. Books The most current set of books on photosynthesis and related matters is the Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration series being published by Springer, with one of us (G) serving as its Series Editor. Descriptions and ordering information can be found at three sites: the publisher (http://www.springer.com/west/home/life+sci?SGWID=4-10027-69-173624465-0), and at http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/books/advances.html (for volumes 1–18) and (http://www.life.uiuc.edu/govindjee/newbook/Vol19-25.html) for volumes 19–latest. This series currently contains 25 volumes with more in press and in preparation:
The Molecular Biology of Cyanobacteria - edited by Donald A. Bryant Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria - edited by Robert E. Blankenship, Michael T. Madigan, Carl E. Bauer Biophysical Techniques in Photosynthesis - edited by Jan Amesz and Arnold J. Hoff Oxygenic Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions - edited by Donald R. Ort and Charles F. Yocum Photosynthesis and the Environment - edited by Neil R. Baker Lipids in Photosynthesis: Structure, Function and Genetics - edited by Paul André Siegenthaler and Norio Murata The Molecular Biology of Chloroplasts and Mitochondria in Chlamydomonas - edited by Jean David Rochaix, Michel Goldschmidt-Clermont and Sabeeha Merchant The Photochemistry of Carotenoids - edited by Harry A. Frank, Andrew J. Young, George Britton and Richard J. Cogdell Photosynthesis: Physiology and Metabolism - edited by Richard C. Leegood, Thomas D. Sharkey and Susanne von Caemmerer Photosynthesis: Photobiochemistry and Photobiophysics - authored by Bacon Ke Regulation of Photosynthesis - edited by Eva-Mari Aro and Bertil Andersson Photosynthetic Nitrogen Assimilation and Associated Carbon and Respiratory Metabolism - edited by Christine Foyer and Graham Noctor Light-Harvesting Antennas in Photosynthesis - edited by Beverley R. Green and William W. Parson Photosynthesis in Algae - edited by Anthony W. D. Larkum, Susan E. Douglas and John A. Raven Respiration in Archaea and Bacteria: Diversity of Prokaryotic Electron Transport Carriers - edited by Davide Zannoni Respiration in Archaea and Bacteria: Diversity of Prokaryotic Respiratory Systems - edited by Davide Zannoni Plant Mitochondria: From Genome to Function - edited by David A. Day, A. Harvey Millar and James Whelan Plant Respiration: From Cell to Ecosystem - edited by Hans Lambers and Miquel Ribas-Carbo Chlorophyll a Fluorescence: A Signature of Photosynthesis - edited by George C. Papageorgiou and Govindjee Discoveries in Photosynthesis - edited by Govindjee, J. Thomas Beatty, Howard Gest and John F. Allen Photoprotection, Photoinhibition, Gene Regulation and Environment - edited by Barbara Demmig-Adams, William Adams III and Autar K. Mattoo Photosystem II: The Light-Induced Water:Plastoquinone Oxidoreductase - edited by Thomas J. Wydrzynski and Kimiyuki Satoh Structure and Function of the Plastids - edited by Robert Wise and J. Kenneth Hoober Photosystem I: The Light-Induced Plastocyanin:Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase - edited by John H. Golbeck Chlorophylls and Bacteriochlorophylls: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Functions and Applications - edited by Bernhard Grimm, Robert Porra, Wolfhart Rüdiger and Hugo Scheer Biophysical Techniques in Photosynthesis II - edited by Thijs J. Aartsma and Jörg Matysik Forthcoming: The Purple Phototrophic Bacteria - edited by C. Neil Hunter, Fevzi Daldal, Marion C. Thurnauer and J. Thomas Beatty Other books of note are: Aquatic Photosynthesis, 2nd Edition (2007), by Paul G. Falkowski (Brookhaven National Lab) and John Raven (University of Dundee). It is published by Princeton University Press. It has ten thorough chapters and eight nice colored plates. One of us (G) gives it high marks, “It’s a great book. It will be very useful for all biologists and oceanographers.” It is available at Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com). Artificial Photosynthesis: From Basic Biology to Industrial Application, edited by Anthony F. Collings and Christa Critchley. It is available at Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com). C3, C4 : Mechanisms and Cellular and Environmental Regulation of Photosynthesis, by Gerald Edwards and David Walker. A digital edition is available for free download from http://www.oxygraphics.co.uk/c3c4.html. Also, Oxygraphics can still locate a few paper copies on your behalf. Concepts in Photobiology: Photosynthesis and Photomorphogenesis, edited by Gauri S. Singhal, Gernot Renger, Sudhir K. Sopory, Klaus Dieter Irrgang and Govindjee (https://www.vedamsbooks.com/no15011.htm). Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet, by OliverMorton, published by Fourth State. One of us (G) has read the draft of several chapters in the book. The verdict is: it is a ‘must’ reading for all, even those only remotely interested in Photosynthesis. Available at http://www.amazon.com. Energy Transduction in Biological Membranes.
A Textbook of Bioenergetics, by William A. Cramer and David B. Knaff. See
a PDF book review at: Membrane Biophysics, by H. Ti Tien and Angelica Ottova-Leitmannova (http://www.msu.edu/user/ottova/membrane.biophysics.html) Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis, by Robert E. Blankenship (https://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=9780632043217&site=1). This is an excellent introduction to photosynthesis and is a great text for college-level courses. We recommend it to all our readers. Molecular to Global Photosynthesis, edited by Mary D. Archer and James Barber. Available from Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com). Photobiology: The Science of Light and Life,
2nd Edition, edited by Lars Olof Björn Photosynthesis, 6th Edition, by David O. Hall and Krishna K. Rao has gone through several editions and is still one of the best basic textbooks for the study of photosynthesis (http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521644976). Both the authors are now deceased. We hope that someone will take the challenge and produce an equally basic book. Photosynthesis, 3rd Edition, by David Lawlor, is a good overall book. A reviewer wrote, “This monograph gives a comprehensive overview of photosynthetic system.” The book is available from Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com) Photosynthesis: A Comprehensive Treatise, edited by Agepati S. Raghavendra, is found at http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521570008 (1997, Cambridge Press). See also a review of this book by one of us (G) at http://www.life.uiuc.edu/govindjee/photoweb/4books.html. Photosynthesis Research Protocols, edited by Robert Carpentier. It is available at Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com). Photosynthetic Excitons, by Herbert van Amerongen, Leonas Valkunas and Rienk van Grondelle (http://www.worldscibooks.com/physics/3609.html) Photosynthetic Unit and Photosystems-History of Research and Current Views (Relationship of Structure and Function), by A. Wild and R. Ball (http://www.euronet.nl/users/backhuys/phoun.htm) (1997, Buckuys Publishers). See also a review of this book by one of us (G) at http://www.life.uiuc.edu/govindjee/photoweb/4books.html. Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, by Hans-Walter Heldt (Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Göttingen) (with the collaboration of Fiona Heldt) is found at http://www.amazon.com/Plant-Biochemistry-Molecular-Biology-Hans-Walter/dp/019850179X (1997, Oxford University Press). See also a review of this book by one of us (G) at http://www.life.uiuc.edu/govindjee/photoweb/4books.html. Probing Photosynthesis: Mechanism, Regulation & Adaptation, edited by Mohammad Yunus, Uday Pathre and Prasanna Mohanty: (http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/books/probebk.html)
David Walker has produced a wonderful set of books that approach photosynthesis from several different angles and which have been written for several age groups. Some have gone out of print but a few remaining copies on paper, and others as downloads or on CD-ROM, are available from (or via) Oxygraphics: http://www.oxygraphics.co.uk/ (be patient, some times it loads very slowly). Our favorites are: A Leaf in Time (for ages 8-12) which discusses photosynthesis and its relationship to energy, plants and people (http://www.oxygraphics.co.uk/alit.html) (also the first seven chapters of A New Leaf in Time (a much longer sequel in PDF format, for ages 9–99) is available for free download from http://www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/articles/broad_anlit.htm); Energy, Plants and Man, a large, profusely illustrated book with a great deal of information presented in an uncomplicated and humorous manner (http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/books/walkerbk.html) is perfect for the classroom (high school, early college) or for just plain enjoyable reading (http://www.oxygraphics.co.uk/epm.htm); and Like Clockwork is a book in PDF format on a CD/ROM disk. It covers the story of energy transduction in photosynthesis in an easily understood manner and contains many interesting links, including some surprises (http://www.oxygraphics.co.uk/bplc.html). All of these works are highly recommended. Should you encounter problems locating any of these books, feel free to email David Walker at <d.a.walker@sheffield.ac.uk> for availability. Links to older volumes and books intended for young readers and the general public can be found at http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/books.html. Also see http://www.life.uiuc.edu/govindjee/photoweb/2books.html for a list of single and two-authored books compiled by Govindjee. A list of other books edited by Govindjee is also available (http://www.life.uiuc.edu/govindjee/books.html). An early classic ‘Photosynthesis’ by Eugene Rabinowitch and Govindjee, John Wiley (1969) is available free at: <http://www.life.uiuc.edu/govindjee/photosynBook.html> Journals Archives of Microbiology (http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00203/) Functional Plant Biology (http://www.publish.csiro.au/?nid=102) Biochemistry (http://pubs.acs.org/journals/bichaw/index.html) Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) (http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/506062/description#description) Biomass & Bioenergy (http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/986/description#description) Biophysical Journal (http://www.biophysj.org/) Cell (http://www.cell.com/) FEBS Letters (http://www.febsletters.org/) Journal of American Chemical Society (JACS) (http://pubs.acs.org/journals/jacsat/) Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy (http://www.aspbs.com/jbmbe.html) Journal of Biological Chemistry (http://www.jbc.org/) Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design (http://www.springerlink.com/content/102928/) Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology (JPP) (http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/504092/description#description) Journal of Physical Chemistry (http://pubs.acs.org/journals/jpchax/index.html) Nature (http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html) Photochemistry and Photobiology (http://www.pol-us.net/PAPHome/) Photosynthesis Research (http://www.springerlink.com/content/1573-5079/) the official journal of the International Society of Photosynthesis Research (ISPR) (http://www.photosynthesisresearch.org/). Photosynthetica (http://www.ueb.cas.cz/ps/ps.htm) Plant Molecular Biology (http://www.springerlink.com/content/1573-5028/) Plant Physiology (http://www.plantphysiol.org/) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) (http://www.pnas.org/) Protein Science (http://www.proteinscience.org/) Science (http://www.sciencemag.org/) Societies and OrganizationsSome selected ones are listed below: ISPR – International Society of Photosynthesis Research (http://www.photosynthesisresearch.org/) For only $50 (students and some others pay even less), you can become a member and get free online access to the international journal Photosynthesis Research, discounts on books and numerous other benefits. Further, ISPR members receive 25% discount on all books in the Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration series published by Springer. American Chemical Society: http://acswebcontent.acs.org/home.html American Society for Horticultural Science: http://www.ashs.org/ ASP - American Society for Photobiology: http://www.pol-us.net/ASP_Home/index.html ASPB - American Society of Plant Biologists [formerly American Society of Plant Physiologists (ASPP)]: http://www.aspb.org/ Biophysical Society: http://www.biophysics.org/ ESP - European Society for Photobiology (http://www.esp-photobiology.it/) Inter-American Photochemical Society: http://www.i-aps.org/ International Carotenoid Society: http://www.carotenoidsociety.org/ Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists: http://www.jspp.org/eng/index.html Phycological Society of America: http://www.psaalgae.org/ Databases and Genome ProjectsThe Arabidopsis Information Resource: TAIR (http://www.arabidopsis.org/index.jsp) Chlamydomonas Center: http://www.chlamy.org/ Cyanosite: the Genome Database for Cyanobacteria: http://www-cyanosite.bio.purdue.edu/index.html Rhodobacter sphaeroides genome project: http://www.rhodobacter.org/ Protein Data Bank (PDB): http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/home/home.do Vendors and Commercial SuppliersThe following vendors that provide supplies, products and equipment for photosynthesis research have requested that we list contacts to their sites. ADC BioScientific – portable laboratory photosynthesis systems: http://www.adc.co.uk Agrisera: http://www.agrisera.com/shop Analytical Spectral Devices – field portable spectroradiometers: http://www.asdi.com/ Chemical Register: http://www.chemicalregister.com/ CID, Inc. – hand held photosynthesis measuring systems: http://www.cid-inc.com/ DMP Ltd. – photosynthesis measuring systems: http://www.dmp.ch/control.php?&topgroupname=Environment Dynamax: http://www.dynamax.com/ EARS – Environmental Analysis and Remote Sensing: http://www.ears.nl/index.htm Fisher Scientific: http://www.fisher1.com/ Hansatech Instruments: http://www.hansatech-instruments.com/ Li-Cor Environmental Division: http://www.licor.com/env/ Olis – equipment for photosynthesis research: http://olisweb.com/ Opti-Sciences, Inc. – chlorophyll fluorometers: http://www.optisci.com/ Photon Systems Instruments – plant science, biotechnology, chlorophyll fluorescence, advanced images: http://www.psi.cz PP Systems – photosynthesis, chorophyll fluorescence, spectrometers, environmental sensors: http://www.ppsystems.com/ Walz Company – instruments to measure gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence: http://www.walz.com/ |
Author Contact Information : Larry Orr Govindjee This article is based on a Review published |
| 14 September 2007 |
