1 The Basic Principles of Photosynthetic Energy Storage2 Photosynthetic Organisms and Organelles3 History and Early Development of Photosynthesis4 Photosynthetic Pigments: Structure and Spectroscopy5 Antenna Complexes and Energy Transfer Processes6 Reaction Centers and Electron Transport Pathways in Anoxygenic Phototrophs7 Reaction Centers and Electron Transfer Pathways in Oxygenic Photosynthetic Organisms8 Chemiosmotic Coupling and ATP Synthesis9 Carbon Metabolism10 Genetics, Assembly and Regulation of Photosynthetic Systems11 The Use of Chlorophyll Fluorescence to Probe Photosynthesis12 Origin and Evolution of Photosynthesis13 Bioenergy Applications and Artificial PhotosynthesisAppendix: Light, Energy and Kinetic
Robert E. Blankenship is the Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences, Emeritus, Washington University in St Louis, USA. He was formerly Editor-in-Chief of Photosynthesis Research and President of the International Society of Photosynthesis Research.