The purpose of this research topic is to provide the up-to-date knowledge in the molecular mechanisms and applications in photosynthesis, specifically, the advances in the understanding of the energy conversion and storage in photosynthesis, and optimization and management of the energy regulation, and applications in the areas of solar energy production via catalysis and nanotechnology and of bio-fuel and useful chemicals production via metabolism engineering and synthetic biology.
Photosynthesis captures and stores solar energy through a remarkable oxygenic photosynthetic machinery in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, as well as through an anoxygenic machinery in photosynthetic bacteria for over four billion years. It is one of the most important chemical reactions in science is a truly interdisciplinary field involving physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and computer science. It is able to powered our planet on a massive scale, in particular via water-splitting reactions. The molecular mechanisms of the fascinating photosynthetic machine have been extensively investigated using a combination of spectroscopy, genetics, structural approaches and synthetic biology. To address global energy and climate issues, tremendous efforts have been made using the principles of natural photosynthesis, energy regulation, and applications in solar energy, bio-energy, and useful chemical production worldwide. The research topic is to provide new discovery and breakthroughs in the areas and promote collaborations to address the potential challenges and limitations to transform the solar energy into the current energy systems.
The scope of this research topic will provide the up-to-date knowledge in the molecular mechanisms and applications in photosynthesis in the production of solar energy bio-fuel and useful chemicals via catalysis and synthetic biology. The research topic the book provides readers with some of the most recent and exciting breakthroughs from mechanisms to applications, discusses the potential limitations of the results, and addresses open questions in photosynthesis and energy research. It will written by a group of international leading experts and active young scientists, We envision the research topic will be able to provide novel and insightful information to readers and stimulate the future research endeavors in the photosynthesis community.
Keywords:
Photosynthesis, Energy conversion, Energy management, Mechanism, Application
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All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
The purpose of this research topic is to provide the up-to-date knowledge in the molecular mechanisms and applications in photosynthesis, specifically, the advances in the understanding of the energy conversion and storage in photosynthesis, and optimization and management of the energy regulation, and applications in the areas of solar energy production via catalysis and nanotechnology and of bio-fuel and useful chemicals production via metabolism engineering and synthetic biology.
Photosynthesis captures and stores solar energy through a remarkable oxygenic photosynthetic machinery in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, as well as through an anoxygenic machinery in photosynthetic bacteria for over four billion years. It is one of the most important chemical reactions in science is a truly interdisciplinary field involving physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and computer science. It is able to powered our planet on a massive scale, in particular via water-splitting reactions. The molecular mechanisms of the fascinating photosynthetic machine have been extensively investigated using a combination of spectroscopy, genetics, structural approaches and synthetic biology. To address global energy and climate issues, tremendous efforts have been made using the principles of natural photosynthesis, energy regulation, and applications in solar energy, bio-energy, and useful chemical production worldwide. The research topic is to provide new discovery and breakthroughs in the areas and promote collaborations to address the potential challenges and limitations to transform the solar energy into the current energy systems.
The scope of this research topic will provide the up-to-date knowledge in the molecular mechanisms and applications in photosynthesis in the production of solar energy bio-fuel and useful chemicals via catalysis and synthetic biology. The research topic the book provides readers with some of the most recent and exciting breakthroughs from mechanisms to applications, discusses the potential limitations of the results, and addresses open questions in photosynthesis and energy research. It will written by a group of international leading experts and active young scientists, We envision the research topic will be able to provide novel and insightful information to readers and stimulate the future research endeavors in the photosynthesis community.
Keywords:
Photosynthesis, Energy conversion, Energy management, Mechanism, Application
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.