20103801

SoSe 16: Molecular Bioenergetics in Oxygenic Photosynthesis

Yvonne Zilliges, Holger Dau

Additional information / Pre-requisites

One week course, daily from 9-18 o´clock in the lecture-free period, teaching/training in small groups by means of lectures combined with short presentations and practical lab exercises (plus time for preparation before start of the course and protocols throughout the term of the course).

In this intense course, the number of participants is limited (6-8 students). Please send a pre-registration by e-Mail to: yvonne.zilliges@fu-berlin.de.

Ansprechpartner: Dr. Yvonne Zilliges (Tel. 56535), Prof. Dr. Holger Dau

Comments

Oxygenic photosynthesis is the process that powers life on earth. It has shaped the atmosphere by CO₂ consumption and O₂ production. Today oxygenic photosynthesis also serves as a blueprint for the large-scale production of non-fossil fuels, using merely water and CO₂ as raw materials. By closely interfaced lecture periods and lab experiments, the following topics are addressed:

THE BASICS: Evolution and current types of photosynthetic organisms, basic mechanisms of the photosynthetic light reactions and dark reactions

METHODS: Purification of functional photosynthetic membrane particles and protein complexes, biophysical standard methods in photosynthesis research, genetic modification of photosynthetic protein complexes as a tool in biophysical research.

SPECIAL TOPICS: Bio-Hydrogen and Bio-Diesel production by photosynthetic organisms – an overview.