Syllabus
Overview of photosynthetic processes. Photosynthetic pigments and their physical properties, excitonic interactions.
Function of photosynthetic light harvesting systems: photon capture and excitation energy transfer. Function of photosynthetic reaction centres: charge separation and electron transfer.
Electron transport chain, cyclic and non-cyclic electron transfer. Energy transduction in membranes.
Non-photochemical quenching. Carbon metabolism.
Evolution of photosynthesis.
Annotation
Overview of photosynthetic processes. Photosynthetic pigments and their physical properties, excitonic interactions.
Function of photosynthetic light harvesting systems: photon capture and excitation energy transfer. Function of photosynthetic reaction centres: charge separation and electron transfer.
Electron transport chain, cyclic and non-cyclic electron transfer. Energy transduction in membranes.
Non-photochemical quenching. Carbon metabolism.
Evolution of photosynthesis.