Recent Publications

Publications 1994-2013 of Govindjee and co-workers

 

2013

• Ocampo-Alvarez, H., García-Mendoza,E. and Govindjee (2013) Antagonist effect between violaxanthin and de-epoxidated pigments in nonphotochemical quenching induction in the qE deficient brown alga Macrocystis pyrifera. Biochim Biophys Acta 1827, pg 427-437.

• Shevela, D. , Björn, L.O. and Govindjee (2013) Oxygenic Photosynthesis. In: Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis: Pathways to Clean, Renewable Energy, edited by R. Razeghifard. John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, NJ, in the press.

• Najafpour M., Moghaddam, A.N., Shen J-R and Govindjee (2013) Water Oxidation and Water Oxidizing Complex in Cyanobacteria. A. Srivastava et al., (eds.) Cyanobacteria and Abiotic Stress, Taylor & Francis, UK, in the press.

• Shevela D., Pishchalinikov, Eichacker, L.A., and Govindjee (2013) Oxygenic Photosynthesis in Cyanobacteria. In: A. Srivastava et al., eds.) Cyanobacteria and Abiotic Stress, Taylor & Francis, UK, in the press.

• Najafpour, M.M., Tabrizi, M.A., B. Haghighi, B., and Govindjee (2013) A 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-benzimidazole-manganese oxide hybrid as a promising structural model for tyrosine 161/histidine 190-manganese cluster in Photosystem II. Dalton Transactions 42: 879—884; doi: 10.1039/c2dt32236f.

 

2012

• Najafpour, M.M., Barber, J., Shen, J-R., Moore, G., Govindjee (2012) Running on sun. Chemistry World, November, page 43.

• Govindjee and Björn, L.O. (2012) Dissecting Oxygenic Photosynthesis: The Evolution of the “Z”-Scheme for Thylakoid Reactions. In : Photosynthesis: Overviews on Recent Progress and Future Perspective, edited by S. Itoh, P. Mohanty, and K. N. Guruprasad (I.K. Publishers, New Delhi, India), pp. 1–27. Photosynth. Res. in press DOI 10.1007/s11120-012-9781-2

• Moore G., Ananyev G. and Govindjee (2012) Young research investigators honored at the 2012 Gordon Research Conference on photosynthesis. Photosynth. Res. 114:137-142.

• Kalaji H.M., Goltsev V., Bosa K., Allakhverdiev S., Strasser R.J. and Govindjee (2012) Experimental in vivo measurements of light emission in plants: A a perspective dedicated to David Walker. Photosynth. Res. 114: 69-96.

• Fleischman D., Edwards G.E., Govindjee, Mayne L., Tyagi V. and Jacobsen-Mispagel K. (2012) Berger C. Mayne (1920–2011): a friend and his contributions to photosynthesis research. Photosynth. Res. 112:81–89.

• Portis Jr A.R. and Govindjee (2012) William L. Ogren was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Rebeiz Foundation for Basic Research. Photosynth. Res. 110 :1-8.

• Chen S., Yin C., Strasser R.J. , Govindjee, Yang C and Qiang S. (2012) Reactive oxygen species from chloroplasts contribute to 3-acetyl-5-isopropyltetramic acid-induced leaf necrosis of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiol. and Biochem. 52 : 38-51

• Wang Q.J., Singh A., Li H., Nedbal L., Sherman L.A., Govindjee, and Whitmarsh J.C. (2012) Net light-induced oxygen evolution in photosystem I deletion mutants of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1817:792--801

• Najafpour M.M., Tabrizia M.A., Haghighia B. and Govindjee (2012) A manganese oxide with phenol groups as a promising structural model for water oxidizing complex in Photosystem II: A ‘Golden fish’. Dalton Transactions, Royal Soc. of Chem., 41: 3906-3910.

• Biswal A.K., Pattanayak G.K., Pandey S.S., Leelavathi S., Reddy V.S., Govindjee and Tripathy B.C. (2012) Light intensity-dependent modulation of chlorophyll b biosynthesis and photosynthesis by overexpression of chlorophyllide a oxygenase (CAO) in tobacco. Plant Physiol. 159: 433-459.

• Kana R., Kotabová E., Komárek O., Šedivá B., Papageorgiou G.C., Govindjee and Prášil O. (2012) The slow S to M fluorescence rise in cyanobacteria is due to a state 2 to state 1 transition. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1817: 1237-1247.

• Najafpour M.M., Moghaddam N.A., Allakhverdiev S.I. and Govindjee (2012) Biological water oxidation: Lessons from Nature. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. Vol. 1817, pg 1110-1121

• Shevela D., Eaton-Rye J.J., Shen J-R. and Govindjee (2012) Photosystem II and unique role of bicarbonate: A historical perspective. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1817: 1134-1151

• Stirbet A. and Govindjee (2012) Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Induction: Understanding the Thermal Phase, the J-I-P rise. Photosynth. Res. 113: 15-61.

• Biswal A.K., Pattanayak G.K., Leelavathi S., Reddy V.S, Govindjee and Tripathy B.C. (2012) Modulation of chlorophyll b biosynthesis and photosynthesis by overexpression of chlorophyllide a oxygenase (CAO) in Tobacco. C.Lu (Ed.) Photosynthesis: Research for Food, Fuel and Future—15th International Conference on Photosynthesis, Symposium 04_02, pp. 137-140, Zhejiang University Press, Springer-Verlag GmbH.

• Chen S., Strasser R.J., Qiang S. and Govindjee (2012) Tenuazonic acid, a novel natural PSII inhibitor, impacts on photosynthetic activity by occupying the Q_B-binding site and inhibiting forward electron flow. C.Lu (Ed.) Photosynthesis: Research for Food, Fuel and Future—15th International Conference on Photosynthesis, Symposium 16_02, pp. 453-456, Zhejiang University Press, Springer-Verlag GmbH.

• Kana R., Komárek O., Kotabová E., Papageorgiou G.C., Govindjee and Prášil O. (2012) The Slow S to M fluorescence rise is missing in the RpaC mutant of Synechocystis sp. (PCC 6803). C.Lu (Ed.) Photosynthesis: Research for Food, Fuel and Future—15th International Conference on Photosynthesis, Symposium 16_13, pp. 499-502, Zhejiang University Press, Springer-Verlag GmbH.

• Chen Y., Matsubara S., Caliandro R., Govindjee, and Clegg R.M. (2012) FLIM (Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy) of Avocado leaves during slow fluorescence transient (the P to S decline and the S to M rise). C.Lu (Ed.) Photosynthesis: Research for Food, Fuel and Future—15th International Conference on Photosynthesis, Symposium 16_19, pp. 524-528, Zhejiang University Press, Springer-Verlag GmbH.

• Zhou Y., Schideman L.C., Govindjee, Rupassara S.I. and Seufferheld M.J. (2012) Improving the photosynthetic productivity and light utilization in algal biofuel systems: Metabolic and physiological characterization of a potentially advantageous mutant of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. C.Lu (Ed.) Photosynthesis: Research for Food, Fuel and Future—15th International Conference on Photosynthesis, Symposium 16_20, pp. 529-533, Zhejiang University Press, Springer-Verlag GmbH.

• Kalaji H.M., Govindjee, Bosa K., Koscielniak J., Zuk-Golaszewska K. (2012) Effects of salt stress on Photosystem II efficiency and CO₂ assimilation in two Syrian barley landraces. C.Lu (Ed.) Photosynthesis: Research for Food, Fuel and Future—15th International Conference on Photosynthesis, Symposium 22_04, pp.774-778, Zhejiang University Press, Springer-Verlag GmbH.

• Govindjee, Björn L., and Nickelsen K. (2012) Evolution of the Z-Scheme of electron transport in oxygenic photosynthesis. C.Lu (Ed.) Photosynthesis: Research for Food, Fuel and Future—15th International Conference on Photosynthesis, Symposium: Education Session, pp.835-841, Zhejiang University Press, Springer-Verlag GmbH.

 

2011

• Govindjee, Ananyev G.M., and Savikhin S. (2011) Young research investigators honored at the 2011 Gordon research conference on photosynthesis: ambiance and a perspective Photosynth. Res. (2011) :110: 143-149 . DOI 10.1007/s11120-011 -9706-5

• Allakhverdiev S. I., Huseynova I. M., and Govindjee (2011) International Conference on "Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability-2011", July 24-30, 2011, Baku, Azerbaijan Photosynth. Res. (2011) 110:205–212 DOI 10.1007/s11120-011 -9713-6

• Hagar W., Punnett H., Punnett L. and Govindjee (2011) A tribute to Thomas Roosevelt Punnet, Jr. (1926-2008) Photosynth. Res. (2011) 110:1-7. DOI 10.1007/s11120-011 -9695-4

• Kärin Nickelsen and Govindjee (2011) The Maximum Quantum Yield Controversy: Otto Warburg and the Midwest Gang. Bern Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science, University of Bern, Switzerland; Institute für Philosophie; ISBN 978-3-9523421-9-0, paperback, 138 pages. Also available here.

• Kalaji H.M., Govindjee, Bosa K., Kościelniak J., Zuk-Gołaszewska K. (2011) Effects of salt stress on photosystem II efficiency and CO₂ assimilation of two Syrian barley landraces. Environmental and Experimental Botany 73: 64–72. DOI:10.3389/fpls.2011.00028

• Govindjee and Dmitriy Shevela (2011) Adventures with cyanobacteria: a personal perspective. Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 2, article 28: 1-17. DOI:10.3389/fpls.2011.00028

• Najafpour M.M. and Govindjee (2011) Oxygen evolving complex in Photosystem II: Better than excellent. Dalton Transactions, vol. 40: 9076-9084. DOI: 10.1039/c1dt10746a

• Ernesto Garcia-Mendoza E, Ocampo-Alvarez H, Govindjee (2011) Photoprotection in the brown alga Macrocystis pyrifera: Evolutionary implications. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol. 104: 377-385

• Papageorgiou G.C. and Govindjee (2011) Photosystem II fluorescence: Slow changes - Scaling from the past J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol. 104: 258-270

• Stirbet A and Govindjee (2011) On the relation between the Kautsky effect (chlorophyll a fluorescence induction) and Photosystem II: Basics and applications of the OJIP fluorescence transient. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol. 104: 236-257

• Matsubara S, Chen Y-C, Caliandro R, Govindjee and Robert M. Clegg (2011) Photosystem II fluorescence lifetime imaging in avocado leaves: Contributions of the lutein-epoxide and violaxanthin cycles to fluorescence quenching. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol. 104: 271-284

 

2010

• Hirsch RE, Rich M and Govindjee (2010) A tribute to Seymour Steven Brody: in memoriam (November 29, 1927 to May 25, 2010). Photosynth Res. 106:191-199.

• Govindjee (2010) Celebrating Andrew Alm Benson’s 93rd birthday. Photosynth. Res. 105:201-208.

• Orr L and Govindjee (2010) Photosynthesis online. Photosynth. Res. 34 pages.

• Govindjee and Srivastava SL (Eds.)(2010) A Tribute: Krishnaji (January 13, 1922—August 14, 1997). xii + 266 pages, Apex Graphics, Allahabad.

• Govindjee (2010) Obituary of Sam Aronoff. ASPB (American Society of Plant Biologists) News 37 (2) 21-22. 

• Yusuf MA, Kumar D, Rajwanshi R, Strasser RJ, Tsimilli-Michael M, Govindjee and Sarin NM (2010) Overexpression of y-tocopherol methyl transferase gene in transgenicBrassica juncea plants alleviates abiotic stress: Physiological and chlorophyll fluorescence measurements. Biochim Biophys Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics,Volume 1797, Issue 8,August 2010,Pages 1428-1438

• Clegg R M, Sener M and Govindjee (2010) From Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) to Coherent Resonance Energy Transfer (CRET) and Back --A wheen o' mickles mak's a muckle. SPIE (Society for Promotion of Instrumentation and Engineering) Proceedings"in Optical Biopsy VII, edited by Robert R. Alfano, Vol. 7561 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA): 1-21.

• Govindjee (2010) Book Review: Gernot Renger (ed): Primary processes of photosynthesis: principles and apparatus, parts 1 and 2. The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2008 Photosynth. Res. 103: 61-63.

• Govindjee and Seibert M (2010) Picosecond spectroscopy of the isolated reaction centers from the photosystems of oxygenic photosynthesis-ten years (1987-1997) fun. A tribute to Michael R. Waisielewski on his 60th birthday.Photosynth. Res. 103:1-6.

• Govindjee, Kern JF, Messinger J, and Whitmarsh J (2010) Photosystem II. (February 2010) Photosystem II. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (ELS). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester.

• Govindjee (2010) Papageorgiou G.C. and Govindjee (Eds.) Softcover version of "Chlorophyll Fluorescence: A Signature of Photosynthesis."

 

2009

• Pareek A, Sopory SK, Bohnert HJ and Govindjee (Eds.) (2009) Abiotic Stress Adaptation in Plants: Physiological, Molecular and Genomic Foundation. Springer, Dordrecht, XLI, 526 p. 25 illus. in color., Hardcover: ISBN: 978-90-481-3111-2. link

• Laisk A, Nedbal L and Govindjee (Eds.) (2009) Photosynthesis in silico: Understanding Complexity from Molecules to Ecosystem. Springer, Dordrecht, ISBN 978-1-4020-9236-7 (Hard Copy); ISBN 978-1-4020-9237-4

• Govindjee (2009) Young research investigators honored at the 2008 and 2009 Gordon research conferences on photosynthesis: ambiance and a personal perspective. Photosynth. Res.102:1-6.

• Messinger J, Alia A and Govindjee (Editorial) (2009) Special educational issue on 'Basics and application of biophysical techniques in photosynthesis and related processes'-[Part A]. Photsynth. Res.(2009) 101:89-92.

• Messinger J, Alia A and Govindjee (Editorial) (2009) Special educational issue on 'Basics and application of biophysical techniques in photosynthesis and related processes'-[Part B]. Photosynth. Res.(2009) 102:103-106

• Govindjee (2009) A tribute to Achim Trebst, a friend. Photosynth. Res.100:113-115.

• Kaňa R, Prášil O, Komárek O, Papageorgiou G.C. and Govindjee (2009) Spectral characteristic of fluorescence induction in a model cyanobacterium, Synechococcus sp. (PCC 7942) Biochim. Biophys. Acta1787: 1170–1178.

• Björn LO and Govindjee (2009) The evolution of photosynthesis and chloroplasts. Current Science 96: 1466-1474.

• Björn LO, Papageorgiou G.C., Dravins D and Govindjee (2009)Detectability of life on exoplanets. Current Science  96: 1171-1175.
  

• Björn LO, Papageorgiou G.C., Blankenship R and Govindjee (2009) A viewpoint: why chlorophyll a? Photosynth. Res. 99: 85-98.

• Govindjee (2009) List of biography and history published mostly in Photosynthesis Research, 1988-2008. Photosynth. Res. 99: 139-153.

 

2008

• Black CC and Govindjee (2008) Martin Gibbs and the peaceful uses of nuclear radiation, 14C. Photosynth. Res. 99: 63-80.

• Rose S, Minagawa J, Seufferheld M, Padden S, Svensson B, Kolling DRJ, Crofts AR and Govindjee  (2008) D1-arginine mutants (R257E, K and Q) of Chlamydomonas reinhardtiihave a lowered QB redox potential: analysis of thermoluminescence and fluorescence measurements. Photosynth. Res. 98:449-468.

• Govindjee (2008) Recollections of Thomas John Wydrzynski. Photosynth. Res. 98:13-31.

• Govindjee (2008) Teaching Photosynthesis: Some Thoughts. Allen JF, Gantt E, Golbeck JH and Osmond B (ed) Photosynthesis. Energy from the Sun, pp 1619--1624. Springer, Dordrecht.

• Prasil O, Suggett J, Cullen JJ, Babin M and Govindjee (2008) Aquafluo 2007: chlorophyll fluorescence in aquatic sciences, an international conference held in Nové Hrady. Photosynth. Res. 95:111-115.

 

2007

• Orr, L. and Govindjee (2007) Photosynthesis and the Web: 2008. Photosynth. Res. 91:107-131.

• Govindjee and Yoo, H (2007) The international society of photosynthesis research (ISPR) and its associated international congress on photosynthesis (ICP) a pictoral report. Photosynth. Res. 91:95-106.

• Holub O, Seufferheld MJ, Gohlke, C, Govindjee, Heiss GJ and Clegg RM (2007) Flourescence lifetime imaging microscopy of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: non-photochemical quenching mutants and the effect of photosynthetic inhibitors on the slow chlorophyll fluorescence transient. Journal of Microscopy Vol. 226/Pt.2, May 2007, pp. 90-120.

• Björn L.O. and Govindjee (2007) The evolution of photosynthesis and its environmental impact. L.O. Bjorn (ed.) Photobiology: The Science of Light and Life. pp 243-274, Springer, New York.

• Govindjee, Porra, R.J. and Papageorgiou G.C. (2007) Chlorophyll. The Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 10^th Edition, Volume 4, pp. 113-116. McGraw Hill Publishers, New York.

• Blankenship RE and Govindjee (2007) Photosynthesis. The Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 10^th Edition, Volume 13, pp. 468-475. McGraw Hill Publishers, New York.

• Berkowitz GA, Portis AR Jr. and Govindjee (2007) Carbon dioxide fixation. The Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 10^th Edition, Volume 13, pp. 475-481. McGraw Hill Publishers, New York.

• Govindjee, Blankenship, R.E. and Shopes, R. (2007) Bacterial photosynthesis. The Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 10^thEdition, Volume 13, pp. 481-486. McGraw Hill Publishers, New York.

• Govindjee, Rutherford, A. W. and Britt, R. D. (2007) Four young research investigators were honored at the 2006 Gordon research conference on photosynthesis. Photosynth. Res. 92:137-138.

• Govindjee and Telfer, A. (2007) Six young research investigators were honored at an international conference in Russia. Photosynth. Res. 92: 139-141.

• Nozzolillo, C.G., Gorham, H. H. and Govindjee (2007) Obituary: Paul R. Gorham (April 16,1918––November 9, 2006). Photosynth. Res. 92:3-5.

• Govindjee (2007) Editorial: A tale of naming a photosynthetic bacterium.Photosynth. Res. 92:1-2.

• Kiang, N.Y., Siefert, J., Govindjee and Blankenship, R.E. (2007) Spectral signatures of photosynthesis. I. Review of earth organisms.Astrobiology, 7 (1): 222-251.

• Kiang, N.Y., Segura, A., Tinetti, G., Govindjee, Blankenship, R.E., Cohen, M., Siefert, J., Crisp, D. and Meadows, V.S. (2007) Spectral signatures of photosynthesis. II. Coevolution with other stars and the atmostphere on extra-solarworlds. Astrobiology, 7 (1): 252-274.

 

2006

• Govindjee and D. Knaff (2006) Editorial: International Photosynthesis Congresses (1968--2007). Photosynth. Res. 89:1-2.

• Govindjee and Portis, A.R. (2006) Book Review: Thirty Years of Photosynthesis 1974-2004, by Grahame J. Kelly and Erwin Latzko. Photosynth. Res.90:261-262.

• Govindjee (2006) Announcement: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, Volume 24 (Photosystem I) and Volume 25 (Chlorophylls and Bacteriochlorophylls). Photosynth. Res.90:91-96.

• Govindjee (2006) Announcement: Advances in Photosynthesisis and Respiration, Volume 23, Structure and Function of Plastids. Photosynth. Res.89:173-177.

• Govindjee (2006) Announcement: Photosystem II: The Light-Driven Water: Plastoquinone Oxidoreductase, Volume 22, Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration. Photosynth. Res. 87:331-335.

• Govindjee (2006) Announcement: Photoprotection, Photoinhibition, Gene Regulation, and Environment, Volume 21, Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration. Photosynth. Res. 89: 53-57. 

• Govindjee and D.C. Fork (2006) Charles Stacy French (1907-1995). Biographical Memoirs (National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC) 88:2-29.

• Govindjee (2006) Editorials: The two Letters to the editors by Steve Vik and Wolfgang Junge.Photosynth. Res. 87:229-229.

• Govindjee (2006) Announcement: Discoveries in Photosynthesis, Volume 20, Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration.Photosynth. Res. 87:235-239.

• Govindjee (2006) Editorial: Celebrating 20 years of historical papers in Photosynthesis Research. Photosynth. Res. 87:151-158.

• Govindjee (2006) Book Review of Photosynthesis: Regulation under Varying Light Regimes. Photosynth. Res 87:243-244.

 

2005

• Govindjee and C. H. Foyer (2005) Book Review of Molecular to Global Photosynthesis.Photosynth. Res. 85:251-253.

• Govindjee (2005) Announcement: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, Volume 19: 'Chlorophyll a Fluorescence: A Signature of Photosynthesis', edited by George C. Papageorgiou and Govindjee. Photosynth. Res.83:101-105.

• Govindjee (2005) Announcement: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, Volume 17 and 18: Focus on Plant Respiration. Photosynth. Res.85:255-259.

• X.G. Zhu, Govindjee, N.R. Baker, E. deSturler, D.R. Ort and S.P. Long (2005) Chlorophyll a fluorescence induction kinetics in leaves predicted from a model describing each discrete step of excitation energy and electron transfer associated with Photosystem II. Planta 223: 114-133.

 

2004

• Govindjee, J.F. Allen, and J.T. Beatty (2004) Celebrating the millenium: historical highlights of photosynthesis research, Part 3. Photosynth. Res. 80:1-13.

• Govindjee (2004) Chlorophyll a Fluorescence: A Bit of Basics and History. (Ed. G. Papageorgiou and Govindjee) Chlorophyll a Fluorescence: A Probe of Photosynthesis. pp. 2-42 Kluwer Academic. Dordrecht , Netherlands.

• Govindjee and D.W. Krogmann (2004) Discoveries in oxygenic photosynthesis (1727-2003): A perspective. Photosynth. Res. 80:15-57.

• Govindjee (2004) A list of photosynthesis conferences and of edited books in photosynthesis. Photosynth. Res.80:447-460.

• Govindjee (2004) Robert Emerson, and Eugene Rabinowitch: Understanding Photosynthesis. Lillian Hoddeson (editor). "No Boundaries:University of Illinois Vignettes", Chapter 12, pp. 181-194.University of Illinois Press,Urbana and Chicago . ISBN: 0-252-0703-0 (paperback).

 

2003

• Schansker, G., A. Srivastava, Govindjee, and R. J. Strasser (2003) Characterization of the 820-nm transmission signal paralleling the chlorophylla fluorescence rise (OJIP) in pea leaves. Functional Plant Biology 30: 1-10.

• Nedbal, L., V. Brezina, F. Adamec, D. Stys, V. Oja, A. Laisk, and Govindjee (2003) Negative feedback regulation is responsible for the non-linear modulation of photosynthetic activity in plants and cyanobacteria exposed to a dynamic light environment.Biochimica et Biophysica Acta1607: 5-7.

• Govindjee, Beatty J.T. and Gest, H. (2003) Editorial: Celebrating the millinnium--historical highlights of photosynthesis research, Part 2. Photosynth. Res. 76: 1-11.

 

2002

• Govindjee (2002) A Role for a Light-harvesting Antenna Complex of Photosytem II in Photoprotection (Editorial). Plant Cell14: 1663-1668.

• Govindjee and Seufferheld MJ (2002) Non-photochemical quenching of chlorophylla fluorescence: Early history and characterization of two xanthophyll cycle mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Functional Plant Biology29: 1141-1155.

• Govindjee and Gest, H. (2002) Editorial: Celebrating the historical highlights in photosynthesis research. Photosynth. Res. 73: 1-6.

• Govindjee and Krogmann, D. (2002) A list of personal perspectives with selected quotations, list of tributes, historical notes, Nobel and Kettering wards, related to photosynthesis. Photosynth. Res. 73: 11-20.

• Govindjee, Sestak, Z. and Peters, W.R. (2002) The early history of "Photosynthetica", "Photosynthesis Research", and their publishers. Photosynthetica 40 (1): 1-11.

• Govindjee and Spilotro, P. (2002) An Arabidopsis thaliana mutant, altered in the g subunit of the ATP synthase, has a different pattern of intensity dependent changes in non-photochemical quenching and kinetics of the P- to- S fluorescence decay. Functional Plant Biology, 29 (4),. 425-434.

 

2001

• Whitmarsh, J. and Govindjee (2001) Photosystem II. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. McMillan Reference Ltd,London ,UK.

• Ruiz, F.A., N. Marchesini, M.Seufferheld, Govindjee and R. Docampo (2001) The polyphosphate bodies ofChlamydomonas reinhardtii possess a proton pumping pyrophosphatase and are similar to acidocalcisomes. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276 (49), 46196-46203.

• Govindjee (2001) Calvin and Hill prizes: 2001. Photosynth. Res. 70:325-328.

• Govindjee (2001) Our greetings to Olle Bjorkman, Christopher Field, and Alexander Glazer. Photosynth. Res. 70:241-243.

• Whitmarsh, J. and Govindjee (2001) Photosynthesis: Light Reactions and Plant Sciences. (ed. Richard Robinson). Macmillan Reference,USA ,Detroit ,MI , pp.33-140. SEE http://www.mlr.com, or call 1-800-877-GALE. link

• Orr, L. and Govindjee (2001) Photosynthesis and the Web: 2001. Photosynth. Res. 68:1-28.

• Yu, Y., R. Li, C. Xu, , K. Ruan, Y. Shen and Govindjee (2001) N-bromosccinimide modification of tryptophan 241 at the C-terminus of the manganese stabilizing protein of plant photosystem II influences its structure and function. Physiologia Plantarum, 111: 108-115.

• Strasser, R.J., Schansker, G. and Govindjee (2001) Simultaneous measurement of photosystem I and photosystem II probed by modulated transmission at 820 nm and by chlorophyll a fluorescence in the subms to second time range. PS2001 Proceedings, 12th International congress on Photosynthesis, Brisbane, CSIRO Publishing. link

• Govindjee (2001) Lighting the path: a tribute to Robert Emerson (1903- 1959). PS2001 Proceedings, 12th International congress on Photosynthesis, Brisbane, CSIRO Publishing. link

 

2000

• *Holub, O., M.J. Seufferheld, C. Gohlke, Govindjee, and R.M. Clegg (2000) Fluorescence life-time imaging (FLI)- a new technique in photosynthesis research. Photosynthetica, 38 (4): 583-601.

• Govindjee and L. Nedbal (2000) Seeing is believing. Photosynthetica, 38 (4): 481-482.

• Gilmore, A., S.S. Itoh and Govindjee (2000) Global spectral-kinetic analysis of room temperature Chlorophylla fluorescence from light harvesting antenna mutants of barley. Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society ofLondon B335, 1-14.

• Yu, Y., X.J. Yu, J.Y. Ye, C.H.Xu, and Govindjee (2000) Trichloroacetate affects the EPR signal IIslow and signal I in the thylakoid ofChlamydomonas reinhardtii. Chinese Science Bulletin 45 (23): 2162-2168.

• *Govindjee (2000) Milestones in Photosynthesis Research. Probing Photosynthesis. Edited by M.Younis,U.Pathre and P.Mohanty. Taylor &Francis,UK. pp. 9-39.

• Chow, W. S. ,C. Funk, A. B. Hope and Govindjee (2000) Greening of intermittent light-grown bean plants in continuous light: Thylakoid components in relation to photosynthetic performance and capacity for photoprotection. Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 37 (6): 395-404. [Special Issue on "Photosynthesis", organized by Prasanna Mohanty and Parag Chitnis]

 

1999

• Srivastava, R.J. Strasser,and Govindjee (1999) Greening of peas: parallel measurements of 77K emission spectra, OJIP chlorophylla fluorescence transient, period four oscillation of the initial fluorescence level, delayed light emission, and P700. Photosynthetica 37 (3):365-392.

• *Govindjee (1999) Carotenoids in Photosynthesis: An Historical Perspective. The PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF CAROTENOIDS. Edited by H.A. Frank, A.J. Young, G. Britton and R.J. Cogdell. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Netherlands. pp. 1-19. (Advances in Photosynthesis Series, Volume 8, Series Editor: Govindjee)

• *Van Rensen, J.J.S., C. Xu and Govindjee (1999) Role of bicarbonate in the photosystem II, the water-plastoquinone oxido-reductase of plant photosynthesis. Physiologia Plant. 105: 585-592.

• Govindjee (1999) On the requirement of minimum number of four versus eight quanta of light for the evolution of one molecule of oxygen in photosynthesis: A historical note. Photosynth. Res. 59:249-254.

• Papageorgiou G.C., Govindjee, R. Govindjee, M. Mimuro, K. Stamatakis, A. Alygizaki-Zorba and N. Murata (1999) Light- induced and osmotically-induced changes in chlorophyll a fluorescence in two Synechocystic sp. PCC 6803 strains that differ in membrane lipid unsaturation. Photosynth. Res. 59:125-136.

• Renger, G., S.K. Sopory, G.S. Singhal, K-D. Irrgang, and Govindjee (1999) Introduction to Photobiology, Photosynthesis and Photomorphogenesis. Concepts in Photobiology and Photomorphogenesis. Pages 1-7. Narosa Publishers/ Kluwer Academic Publishers.

• *Whitmarsh, J. and Govindjee (1999) The Photosynthetic Process. Concepts in Photobiology: Photosynthesis and Photomorphogenesis. Edited by G.S. Singhal, G. Renger, K-D. Irrgang, S. Sopory and Govindjee. Narosa Publishers/Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 11-51.

• *Gilmore, A. and Govindjee (1999) How higher plants respond to excess light: Energy dissipation in Photosystem II. Concepts in Photobiology: Photosynthesis and Photomorphogenesis. Edited by G.S. Singhal, G. Renger, K-D. Irrgang, S. Sopory and Govindjee. Narosa Publishers/Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 513-548.

 

1998

• Jajoo, A.,S. Bharti and Govindjee (1998) Anion-induced state changes in spinach thylakoid membranes. FEBS Lett. 434: 193-196.

• Gilmore, A., V.P. Shinkarev, T.L. Hazlett and Govindjee (1998) Quantitative analysis of the effects of intrathylakoid pH and the xanthophyll cycle pigments on chlorophyll a fluorescence lifetime distributions and intensity in thylakoids. Biochemistry 37: 13582-13593.

• Govindjee (1998) Book Review: of "Wild A and Ball R (1997) Photosynthetic unit and photosystems- history of research and current views, Backhuys." Annals of Botany 81 (6) 793-794.

• Xiong, J., J. Minagawa, A.R. Crofts and Govindjee (1998) Loss of inhibition by formate in newly constructed Photosystem II D1 mutants, D1-R257E and D1-R257M, of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1365: 473-491.

• Stirbet, A., Govindjee; B. Strasser and R. Strasser(1998) Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Induction in Higher Plants: Modelling and Numerical Simulation. J. Theor. Biol. 193: 131-151.

• Xiong, J., S. Subramaniam and Govindjee (1998) A knowledge-based three dimensional model of the Photosystem II reaction center of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Photosynth. Res.56:229-254.

• Keranen M., P. Mulo , E.-M. Aro , Govindjee and E. Tyystjarvi (1998) Thermoluminescence B and Q bands are at the same temperature in an autotrophic and a heterotrophic D1 protein mutant of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. (Ed. G. Garab). Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht,Netherlands. pp. 1145-1148.

• Xu C., R. Li , C. Hou , X. Yu , Y. Yu , X. Zeng , Y. Shen and Govindjee (1998) On differences in accessibility and redox activity of D1-Y161 and D2-Y160 of PSII as probed by halogenated acetates. Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. (Ed. G. Garab). Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Netherlands. pp. 1181-1184.

• Jajoo A.,S. Bharti and Govindjee (1998) Inorganic anions induce state changes in spinach thylakoid membranes. Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. (Ed. G. Garab). Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Netherlands. pp. 1227-1230.

• Govindjee; A. Srivastava and R.J. Strasser (1998) The "oxygen clock" in greening pea leaves as probed by the period four oscillations in the fluorescence intensity at 50 micro-seconds and 2 milli-seconds after pre-flashing during the OJIP transient. Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. (Ed. G. Garab). Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Netherlands. pp. 1467-1450.

• Spilotro P.J., S.C. Patil and Govindjee (1998) Chlorophylla fluorescence measurements of anArabidopsis mutant, altered in the gamma-subunit of the ATP synthase, display changes in non-photochemical quenching. Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. (Ed. G. Garab). Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Netherlands. pp. 2253-2256.

• Gilmore A.M., V.P. Shinkarev , T.L. Hazlett and Govindjee (1998) Quantitative analysis of intrathylakoid pH and xanthophyll cycle effects on PSII fluorescence lifetime distributions and intensity. Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. (Ed. G. Garab). Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Netherlands . pp. 2297-2300.

• Papageorgiou G.C., Govindjee, R. Govindjee , M. Mimuro , K. Stamatakis, A. Alygizaki-Zorba andN. Murata (1998) Temperature and lipid unsaturation effects on plasma and thylakoid membranes of Synechocystis sp PCC6803. Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. (Ed. G. Garab), Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Netherlands. pp. 2485-2488.

• Orr L. and Govindjee (1998) Photosynthesis and the World Wide Web. Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. (Ed. G. Garab). Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Netherlands. pp. 4387-4400.

 

1997

• Yu, H., X.-H.Zheng, , K.-B. Li, , H.-Y. Song, , C.-H. Xu and Govindjee (1997) Comparison of different effects of chloroacetates on electron transport in PS II and in the reaction center of Rb.sphaeroides 601. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 29: 36-43. (abstract)

• Li, R., N. Lin, C. Xu, Y. Shen and Govindjee (1997) Trichloroacetate affects redox active tyrosine 160 of the D2 polypeptide of the photosystem II core. Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung. 52 C: 782-788.

• Xiong, J., R.S. Hutchison, R.T. Sayre and Govindjee (1997) Modification of the photosystem II acceptor side function in a D1 mutant (arginine-269-glycine) of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Biochim. Biophys. Acta.1322: 60-76.

• Greenfield, S.R., M. Seibert, Govindjee and M.R. Wasielewski (1997) Direct measurement of the effective rate constant for primary charge separation in isolated photosystem II reaction centers. J. Phys. Chem. B.101: 2251-2255.

• Shinkarev, V.P., C. Xu, Govindjee andC.A. Wraight (1997) Kinetics of the oxygen evolution step in plants determined from flash-induced chlorophyll a fluorescence. Photosynth. Res. 51: 43-49.

• Govindjee; C. Xu and J.J.S. van Rensen (1997) On the requirement of bound bicarbonate for photosystem II. Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung. 52C: 24-32.

• Govindjee; C. Xu, G. Schansker and J.J.S. van Rensen (1997) Chloroacetates as inhibitors of photosystem II: effects on electron acceptor side. J. Photochem. and Photobiol. B: Biology. 37: 107-117.

• Mulo, P., T. Tyystjarvi,E. Tyystjarvi , Govindjee; P. Maenpaa and E-M. Aro (1997) Mutagenesis of the D-E loop of photosystem II reaction centre protein D1. Function and assembly of photosystem II. Plant Molecular Biology.33: 1059-1071.

 

1996

• Hutchison, R.S., J. Xiong, R.T. Sayre and Govindjee (1996) Construction and characterization of a photosystem II D1 mutant (arginine-269-glycine) ofChlamydomonas reinhardtii. Biochim. Biophys. Acta.1277: 83-92.

• Xiong, J., S. Subramaniam and Govindjee (1996)Modeling of the D1/D2 proteins and cofactors of the photosystem II reaction center : Implications for herbicide and bicarbonate binding. Protein Science. 5: 2054-2073.

• *Vass,I. and Govindjee (1996) Thermoluminescence from the photosynthetic apparatus. Photosynth. Res. 48:117-126. [*invited minireview]

• Greenfield, S.R., M. Seibert, Govindjee and M.R. Wasielewski (1996) Wavelength and intensity dependent primary photochemistry of isolated photosystem II reaction centers at 5 C. Chemical Physics. 210: 279-295.

• Gilmore, A., T.L. Hazlett, P.G. Debrunner and Govindjee (1996) Comparative time-resolved photosystem II chlorophyll a fluorescence analyses reveal distinctive differences between photoinhibitory reaction center damage and xanthophyll cycle dependent energy dissipation. Photochem. and Photobiol. 64: 552-563.

• Gilmore, A.M., T.L. Hazlett, P.G. Debrunner and Govindjee (1996) Photosystem II chlorophyll a fluorescence lifetimes and intensity are independent of the antenna size differences between barley wild-type and chlorina mutants: Photochemical quenching and xanthophyll cycle dependent non-photochemical quenching of fluorescence. Photosynth. Res. 48:171-187.

• Govindjee; R.S. Knox and J. Amesz (1996) Editorial on "Photosynthetic Reaction Centers", a special issue of "Photosynthesis Research" dedicated to William A. Arnold. Volume 48 (Numbers 1 and 2, May, 1996, : 1-319]. Photosynth. Res. 48:1-2.

 

1995

• Whitmarsh, J. and Govindjee (1995) Photosynthesis. Encyclopedia for Applied Physics. 13: 513-532. [*invited review]

• Srivastava, A., R.J. Strasser and Govindjee (1995) Differential effects of dimethylbenzoquinone and dichlorobenzoquinone on chlorophyll fluorescence transient in spinach thylakoids. J. Photochem. and Photobiol. B: Biology. 31 : 163-169.

• Srivastava, A.K., Strasser, R.J. and Govindjee (1995) Polyphasic rise of chlorophylla fluorescence in herbicide-resistant D1 mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Photosynth. Res. 43:131-141.

• Xu, C., R. Li, Y. Shen and Govindjee (1995) The sequential release of three extrinsic polypeptides in the PS II particles by high concentrations of trichloroacetates. Naturwissenschaften. 82: 477-478.

• *Govindjee (1995) Sixty-three years since Kautsky: chlorophylla fluorescence. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 22 : 131-160. [* invited overview]

• Gilmore, A. M., T. L. Hazlett and Govindjee (1995) Xanthophyll cycle-dependent quenching of photosystem II chlorophylla fluorescence: formation of a quenching complex with a short fluorescence lifetime. Proceed. National Acad. Sci. USA. 92: 2273-2277.

• Strasser, R.J., A. Srivastava and Govindjee (1995) Polyphasic chlorophyll a fluorescence transient in plants and cyanobacteria. Photochem. and Photobiol. 61: 32-42.

• Maenpaa, P., T. Miranda, E. Tyystjarvi, T. Tyystjarvi, Govindjee, J-M. Ducruet, A.-L. Etienne and D. Kirilovsky (1995) A mutation in the D-de loop of D1 modifies the stability of the S₂Q_A^- and S₂Q_B^- states in photosystem II. Plant Physiol. 107: 187-197.

• Vernotte, C., J.-M. Briantais, C. Astier and Govindjee (1995) Differential effects of formate in single and double mutants of D1 in Synechocystis species PCC 6714. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1229: 296-301.

• Oscar J. deVos, van Rensen J.J.S. and Govindjee (1995) Photosystem II electron flow requires bound bicarbonate. Photosynthesis: from Light to biosphere. (Ed. P. Mathis), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands. Volume I, pp. 567-570.

• Xiong J., Hutchison R., Sayre, R. and Govindjee (1995) Characterization of a site-directed mutant (D1-arginine 269-glycine) of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Photosynthesis: from Light to Biosphere, (Ed. P. Mathis). Kluwer Academic Publishers. Netherlands. Volume I, pp. 575-578.

• Greenfield S.R., Wasielewski, M. Govindjee and Seibert M. (1995) Femtosecond spectroscopy of PSII reaction centers: new results. Photosynthesis: from Light to biosphere. (Ed. P. Mathis), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands. Volume I, pp. 663-666.

• Halls S., Downie S.R. and Govindjee (1995) Phylogenetic analysis of photosystems I and II. Photosynthesis: from Light to biosphere. (Ed. P. Mathis), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands. Volume I, pp. 955-958.

• Gilmore A.M., Hazlett TL and Govindjee (1995) Xanthophyll cycle dependent non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll a fluorescence at low physiological temperatures. Photosynthesis: from Light to biosphere. (Ed. P. Mathis), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands. Volume IV, pp. 825-828.

• A.D. Stirbet, Govindjee,. B.J. Strasser and R.J. Strasser (1995) Numerical simulation of chlorophyll a fluorescence induction in plants. P. Mathis (editor) Photosynthesis: from light to biosphere. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Netherlands. Volume II, pp. 919-922.

 

1994

• Wiederrecht, G.P., M. Seibert, Govindjee and M.R. Wasielewski (1994) Femtosecond dichroism studies of isolated photosystem II reaction centers. Proceed. National Acad. Sci. USA. 91: 8999-9003.

• Roffey, R.A., D.M. Kramer, Govindjee and R.T. Sayre (1994) Lumenal side histidine mutations in the D1 protein of photosystem II affect donor side electron transfer in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1185: 257-270.

• Kramer, D.M., R.A. Roffey, Govindjee and R.T. Sayre (1994) The At thermoluminescence band from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the effects of mutagenesis of histidine residues on the donor side of the photosystem II D1 polypeptide. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1185: 228-237.

 

1993(see chronological list of publications for the rest)

• Govindjee and G.Renger (1993) In Appreciation of Bessel Kok. Photosynthesis Research, 38 (3): 211-213.
  

 
 

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