Cell Walls and Surfaces, Reproduction, Photosynthesis

Herausgegeben von Wiessner, Wolfgang; Robinson, David G.; Starr, Richard C.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Algae have become the favoured object for a whole range of studies in various areas of biology. This first volume in the new series Experimental Phycology comprises 16 contributions presented at the Göttingen algal symposium in September 1989. The articles are centered around several major themes of current interest to algologists and cell biologists. Topics reviewed cover: - cell walls and surfaces : cellulose biosynthesis, scale structures, algal symbionts in ciliates and lichens, cell wall autolysins, marine biofouling, - reproduction : cell differentiation in Volvox , the polyspermy block, mitosis in diatoms, nuclear behaviour and cytokinesis in green algae, - algal evolution : ribosomal RNA sequences, chloroplast evolution, and - photosynthesis: phycobilisomes, chlororespiration, thylakoid architecture, electron transfer.

Produktdetails

• Experimental Phycology Nr.1
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-642-48654-8
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9783642486548
• ISBN-10: 3642486541
• Artikelnr.: 36118836

Autorenporträt

Algae belong to the lower plants. They are not only favoured but also highly striking objects for studies on various areas of biology. The present volume of the new book series Experimental Phycology presents recent results of studies on the cell wall, reproduction, and photosynthesis of algae.

Inhaltsangabe

The emergence of eukaryotic algae within the protists : A molecular phylogeny based on ribosomal RNA sequencing.- Algae as tools in studying the biosynthesis of cellulose, nature's most abundant macromolecule.- Surface interactions in lichens.- Participation of algal cell wall surface structures in the formation of the hostsyrnbiont-interface of endocytobiotic systems.- Autolysins in Chlamydomonas.- Genetic control of reproductive cell differentiation in Volvox.- Evolution of cytokinesis in green algae : A reticulum of tubular membranes characterizes septum membrane biogenesis in Ulvophyceae.- Cytoskeletal dynamics in the reproductive cycle of Acetabularia (Dasycladaceae, Chlorophyceae) : Cyst morphogenesis and delayed cytokinesis.- Notes on the hetrokaryotic life cycle phases in some Dasycladales and Bryopsidales (Chlorophyta ).- The polyspermy block in fucoid algae.- The evolution of algal chioroplasts.- Phycobilosomes : Structure and function.- The molecular architecture of the thylakoid membrane from various classes of eukaryotic algae.- Chlororespiration : A respiratory activity in the thylakoid membrane of microalgae and higher plants.- Electron transfer in the oxygen-evolving system II of photosynthesis.- Marine biofouling and its control : State-of-the-art and future prospects.- Taxonomic Index.