Chapter 10. Reactive Oxygen Species and Photosynthesis

  1. Nicholas Smirnoff
  1. Barry A. Logan

Published Online: 12 NOV 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470988565.ch10

Book Title

Antioxidants and Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants

Antioxidants and Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants

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How to Cite

Logan, B. A. (2007) Reactive Oxygen Species and Photosynthesis, in Antioxidants and Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants (ed N. Smirnoff), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470988565.ch10

Editor Information

  1. School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Exeter, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 12 NOV 2007
  2. Published Print: 27 JUN 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405125291

Online ISBN: 9780470988565

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Keywords:

  • reactive oxygen species;
  • photosynthesis;
  • calvin cycle;
  • oxidation;
  • electron transfer

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Light absorption and allocation

  • Singlet O2 generation at photosystem II

  • Electron transport and O2 photoreduction

  • Linkages between photosynthesis and extrachloroplastic oxidative metabolism

  • Concluding remarks

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