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Course, academic year 2026/2027
   
Biophysics of Photosynthesis - NBCM088
Title: Biofyzika fotosyntézy
Form of teaching: lecture
Guaranteed by: Department of Chemical Physics and Optics (32-KCHFO)
Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Actual: from 2020
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 3
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Maximum number of enrolled students: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech, English
Teaching methods: full-time
Repeated enrollment: 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
Guarantor: doc. RNDr. Roman Dědic, Ph.D.
doc. RNDr. Jakub Pšenčík, Ph.D.
Classification: Physics > Biophysics and Chemical Physics
Annotation -
Photosynthesis in nature. Photosynthetic apparatus. Photosystem I and II. Electron and energy transfer, phosphorylation. Carbon fixation. Biophysical methods for photosynthesis research.
Last update: DEDIC/MFF.CUNI.CZ (02.03.2010)
Course completion requirements -

Oral exam, exam requirements - in the extent of the syllabus.

Last update: Procházka Marek, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (14.05.2020)
Literature - Czech

basic:

[1] ŠETLÍK, I. - HÁLA, J. Biofyzika fotosyntézy. Skripta MFF-UK, nevydáno, dostupné v PDF.

[2] BLANKENSHIP, R. E. Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis. Oxford : Blackwell Science, 2002. ISBN 0-632-04321-0.

[3] AMESZ, J. - HOFF, A. J. (Ed.). Biophysical Techniques in Photosynthesis. 3 / Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995. doi: 10.1007/0-306-47960-5. ISBN 978-0-7923-3642-6.

advanced:

[4] AARTSMA, T. J. - MATYSIK, J. (Ed.). Biophysical Techniques in Photosynthesis, Volume II. 26 / Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration. Dordrecht : Springer, 2008.

[5] ARO, E.-M. - ANDERSSON, B. (Ed.). Regulation of Photosynthesis. 11 / Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.

[6] DEMMING-ADAMS, B. - Adams III, W. W. - MATTOO, A. (Ed.). Photoprotection, Photoinhibition, Gene Regulation, and Environment. 21 / Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration. Dordrecht : Springer, 2006.

[7] FRANK, H. A. et al. (Ed.). The Photochemistry of Carotenoids. 8 / Advances in Photosynthesis. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.

[8] GRIMM, B. - PORRA, R. J. - RÜDIGER, W. (Ed.). Chlorophylls and Bacteriochlorophylls. Biochemistry, Biophysics, Functions and Applications. 25 / Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration. Dordrecht : Springer, 2006.

[9] HELDT, H.-W. Plant Biochemistry. Burlington, USA : Elsevier, 3 edition, 2005. KE, B. (Ed.). Photosynthesis: Photobiochemistry and Photobiophysics. 10 / Advances in Photosynthesis. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.

[10] LAMBERS, H. - RIBAS-CARBO, M. (Ed.). Plant Respiration. 18 / Advances in Photosynthesis. Dordrecht : Springer, 2005.

[11] LEEGOOD, R. C. - SHARKEY, T. D. - CAEMMERER, S. (Ed.). Photosynthesis: Physiology and Metabolism. 9 / Advances in Photosynthesis. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.

[12] MAY, V. - KÜHN, O. Charge and Energy Transfer Dynamics in Molecular Systems. Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2 edition, 2004.

[13] ORT, D. R. - YOCUM, C. F. (Ed.). Oxygenic Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions. 4 / Advances in Photosynthesis. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.

[14] PAPAGEORGIOU, G. C. - GOVINDJEE (Ed.). Chlorophyll a Fluorescence. 19 / Advances in Photosynthesis. Dordrecht : Springer, 2004.

[15] SIEGENTHALER, P.-A. - MURATA, N. (Ed.). Lipids in Photosynthesis: Structure, Function and Genetics. 6 / Advances in Photosynthesis. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.

[16] TAIZ, L. - ZEIGER, E. Plant Physiology. Sunderland, MA, USA : Sinauer Associates, 3 edition, 2002.

[17] WYDRZYNSKI, T. J. - SATOH, K. (Ed.). Photosytem II. 22 / Advances in Photosynthesis. Dordrecht : Springer, 2005.

Last update: DEDIC/MFF.CUNI.CZ (02.03.2010)
Course assessment methods and requirements for successful completion, grading scheme -

The exam will take place through an oral mold, in the case of a distance form, a test is also possible.

Last update: Procházka Marek, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (14.05.2020)
Syllabus -

1. overview, introduction, history

2. structure of photosynthetic apparatus from macro to micro, photosynthetic and respiratory membranes

3. photosynthetic pigments, structure, biosynthesis and spectral properties

4. reaction centres of the first and the second type, water splitting

5. antennae, energy transfer, protective mechanisms

6. plastochinol cytochromes, ATP and NADPH production, Z-scheme

7. dark phase: carbon assimilation, photorespiration

8. measurements of photosytnesis: variable fluorescence, optothermal spectroscopy, gasometry

9. spectroscopic methods, pump&probe, hole-burning

Last update: DEDIC/MFF.CUNI.CZ (02.03.2010)
 
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