On the evolution of the concept of two light reactions and two photosystems for oxygenic photosynthesis: A personal perspective
I present here a personal perspective of the evolution of the two-light reaction two-pigment scheme for the electron transport in oxygenic photosynthesis - as I have lived through it - first as a graduate student of Robert Emerson, from September 1956-January 1959, and then of Eugene Rabinowitch fro...
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Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Experimental Botany
2023-04-01
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| description | I present here a personal perspective of the evolution of the two-light reaction two-pigment scheme for the electron transport in oxygenic photosynthesis - as I have lived through it - first as a graduate student of Robert Emerson, from September 1956-January 1959, and then of Eugene Rabinowitch from February 1959-September 1960. I have provided here some of the key published work in my way and have also provided a few photographs. It is essential to remind ourselves upfront that different individuals may have different recollections of the same event (see e.g., the Japanese movie 'Rashomon' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon). Thus, I encourage others to write about their perspective. Further, I recognize, upfront, the support and encouragement I have received from Robert Blankenship for writing this perspective, and from Győző Garab for submission of this story to Photosynthetica. I begin my perspective with a dedication to Robert Emerson, whose pioneering work led to the concept of the two-light reaction two-pigment system in oxygenic photosynthesis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53afb2d326db4bbbbf83876fc1f22ce82023-04-13T10:27:28ZengAcademy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Experimental BotanyPhotosynthetica0300-36041573-90582023-04-01611374710.32615/ps.2023.006phs-202301-0004On the evolution of the concept of two light reactions and two photosystems for oxygenic photosynthesis: A personal perspectiveG. GOVINDJEE0Department of Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, and Center of Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801 Illinois, USAI present here a personal perspective of the evolution of the two-light reaction two-pigment scheme for the electron transport in oxygenic photosynthesis - as I have lived through it - first as a graduate student of Robert Emerson, from September 1956-January 1959, and then of Eugene Rabinowitch from February 1959-September 1960. I have provided here some of the key published work in my way and have also provided a few photographs. It is essential to remind ourselves upfront that different individuals may have different recollections of the same event (see e.g., the Japanese movie 'Rashomon' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon). Thus, I encourage others to write about their perspective. Further, I recognize, upfront, the support and encouragement I have received from Robert Blankenship for writing this perspective, and from Győző Garab for submission of this story to Photosynthetica. I begin my perspective with a dedication to Robert Emerson, whose pioneering work led to the concept of the two-light reaction two-pigment system in oxygenic photosynthesis.https://ps.ueb.cas.cz/artkey/phs-202301-0004_on-the-evolution-of-the-concept-of-two-light-reactions-and-two-photosystems-for-oxygenic-photosynthesis-a-pers.phpbessel kokcytochromesemerson enhancement effectlouis n.m. duysensp700red drop in photosynthesisrobert (robin) hillz-scheme |
| spellingShingle | G. GOVINDJEE On the evolution of the concept of two light reactions and two photosystems for oxygenic photosynthesis: A personal perspective Photosynthetica bessel kok cytochromes emerson enhancement effect louis n.m. duysens p700 red drop in photosynthesis robert (robin) hill z-scheme |
| title | On the evolution of the concept of two light reactions and two photosystems for oxygenic photosynthesis: A personal perspective |
| title_full | On the evolution of the concept of two light reactions and two photosystems for oxygenic photosynthesis: A personal perspective |
| title_fullStr | On the evolution of the concept of two light reactions and two photosystems for oxygenic photosynthesis: A personal perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the evolution of the concept of two light reactions and two photosystems for oxygenic photosynthesis: A personal perspective |
| title_short | On the evolution of the concept of two light reactions and two photosystems for oxygenic photosynthesis: A personal perspective |
| title_sort | on the evolution of the concept of two light reactions and two photosystems for oxygenic photosynthesis a personal perspective |
| topic | bessel kok cytochromes emerson enhancement effect louis n.m. duysens p700 red drop in photosynthesis robert (robin) hill z-scheme |
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