Photosynthesis is one of the most active areas of plant science research. Advances in molecular biology technology have profoundly affected the work in this area and have opened up the possibility of manipulating the genes involved in photosynthesis. The field is expanding, and this book provides a compilation of authoritative reviews covering a variety of important issues.

Readership: Post-graduates, post-doctoral researchers, and academic staff in the general area of (plant) molecular genetics.

Edited by Bertil Andersson, Department of Biochemistry, A. Hugh Salter, Department of Biochemistry, both at the University of Stockholm, Sweden, and James Barber, Department of Biochemistry, Imperial College, London

"An important source for plant biochemists, plant cell and molecular biologists." - Aslib Book Guide, vol.62, no.7, July 1997

"This interesting book provides and up-to-date introduction into most aspects of the complexity and diversity of the genetic regulation of the photosynthetic processes in pro- and eukaryotes ... the book is of great value for plant scientists and researches in photosynthesis." - Hartmut Lichtenthaler, Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol. 151, 1997

"'This well-produced volume brings together aspects of research from the prokaryote, algal and higher plant fields to provide a valuable introduction for those new to this area of research. Graduate students should benefit enormously from reading a volume of this type to gain a wider perspective of their field; the authoritative and informed reviews give a sound historical perspective as well as looking forward to the important questions remaining to be addressed...this volume should prove a valuable addition not only to institutional libraries but also, by virtue of its economical pricing, onto students' bookshelves.'" - Julie Lloyd, SGM Quarterly, August, 1998.

1: Photosynthesis research - aspects and perspectives
2: Molecular evolution of plants: more genomes, less generalities
3: Structure and replication of chloroplast DNA
4: Light regulation of nuclear-encoded thylakoid proteins
5: Transcriptional and post-transcriptional gene regulation ijn plastids
6: Nuclear genes involved in chloroplast gene expression
7: Import, sorting, and assembly of photosynthetic proteins in higher plant chloroplasts
8: Transgenic plants with special emphasis on photosynthetic carbon metabolism
9: Chloroplast transformation
10: Cyanobacterial transformation and gene regulation
11: Molecular genetics of purple bacteria