Phycology

  1. Algal Physiology and Biochemistry
    1. Photosynthesis
      1. Photosynthetic Pigments
        1. Chlorophylls
          1. Chlorophyll a
            1. Chlorophyll b
              1. Chlorophyll c
                1. Chlorophyll d
                2. Carotenoids
                  1. Carotenes
                    1. Xanthophylls
                    2. Phycobiliproteins
                      1. Phycoerythrin
                        1. Phycocyanin
                          1. Allophycocyanin
                        2. Light-Harvesting Complexes
                          1. Structure and Function
                            1. Energy Transfer Mechanisms
                              1. Antenna Systems
                              2. Photosystems
                                1. Photosystem I
                                  1. Photosystem II
                                    1. Electron Transport Chain
                                    2. Carbon Fixation Pathways
                                      1. Calvin Cycle
                                        1. C4-like Pathways
                                          1. Carbon Concentrating Mechanisms
                                          2. Photosynthetic Efficiency
                                            1. Light Utilization
                                              1. Quantum Yield
                                            2. Nutrient Metabolism
                                              1. Macronutrient Requirements
                                                1. Nitrogen
                                                  1. Nitrate Assimilation
                                                    1. Ammonium Uptake
                                                      1. Nitrogen Fixation
                                                      2. Phosphorus
                                                        1. Phosphate Uptake
                                                          1. Polyphosphate Storage
                                                          2. Silicon
                                                            1. Silicate Uptake
                                                              1. Silica Deposition
                                                              2. Sulfur
                                                                1. Sulfate Assimilation
                                                                2. Potassium
                                                                  1. Ion Transport
                                                                3. Micronutrient Requirements
                                                                  1. Iron
                                                                    1. Iron Acquisition
                                                                      1. Iron-Sulfur Clusters
                                                                      2. Manganese
                                                                        1. Photosystem II Function
                                                                        2. Zinc
                                                                          1. Enzyme Cofactor
                                                                          2. Copper
                                                                            1. Electron Transport
                                                                            2. Other Trace Elements
                                                                              1. Molybdenum
                                                                                1. Cobalt
                                                                                  1. Nickel
                                                                                2. Nutrient Uptake and Assimilation
                                                                                  1. Transport Mechanisms
                                                                                    1. Active Transport
                                                                                      1. Passive Diffusion
                                                                                      2. Assimilatory Pathways
                                                                                        1. Enzymatic Processes
                                                                                      3. Storage Products
                                                                                        1. Starch
                                                                                          1. Laminarin
                                                                                            1. Chrysolaminarin
                                                                                              1. Floridean Starch
                                                                                                1. Lipids
                                                                                                  1. Triacylglycerols
                                                                                                    1. Fatty Acid Composition
                                                                                                    2. Polyphosphate Bodies
                                                                                                    3. Nutrient Limitation Responses
                                                                                                      1. Luxury Uptake
                                                                                                        1. Storage Mobilization
                                                                                                      2. Respiration and Metabolism
                                                                                                        1. Glycolysis and Fermentation
                                                                                                          1. Glucose Metabolism
                                                                                                            1. Fermentation Products
                                                                                                            2. Mitochondrial Respiration
                                                                                                              1. Citric Acid Cycle
                                                                                                                1. Oxidative Phosphorylation
                                                                                                                2. Photorespiration
                                                                                                                  1. RuBisCO Oxygenase Activity
                                                                                                                    1. Photorespiratory Pathway
                                                                                                                    2. Alternative Respiratory Pathways
                                                                                                                      1. Cyanide-Resistant Respiration
                                                                                                                    3. Motility and Phototaxis
                                                                                                                      1. Flagellar Movement
                                                                                                                        1. Swimming Patterns
                                                                                                                          1. Chemotaxis
                                                                                                                          2. Gliding Motility
                                                                                                                            1. Mechanisms in Cyanobacteria
                                                                                                                              1. Diatom Movement
                                                                                                                              2. Photoreceptors and Signal Transduction
                                                                                                                                1. Rhodopsins
                                                                                                                                  1. Flavoproteins
                                                                                                                                    1. Signal Cascades
                                                                                                                                  2. Stress Physiology
                                                                                                                                    1. Responses to Light Stress
                                                                                                                                      1. Photoinhibition
                                                                                                                                        1. Damage Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                          1. Repair Processes
                                                                                                                                          2. Photoprotection Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                            1. Non-Photochemical Quenching
                                                                                                                                              1. Carotenoid Function
                                                                                                                                            2. Responses to Nutrient Limitation
                                                                                                                                              1. Starvation Responses
                                                                                                                                                1. Metabolic Adjustments
                                                                                                                                                2. Storage Mobilization
                                                                                                                                                  1. Lipid Catabolism
                                                                                                                                                3. Responses to Temperature Stress
                                                                                                                                                  1. Heat Shock Proteins
                                                                                                                                                    1. Chaperone Function
                                                                                                                                                    2. Cold Adaptation
                                                                                                                                                      1. Membrane Fluidity
                                                                                                                                                        1. Antifreeze Proteins
                                                                                                                                                      2. Responses to Salinity Stress
                                                                                                                                                        1. Osmoregulation
                                                                                                                                                          1. Ion Transport
                                                                                                                                                          2. Compatible Solute Production
                                                                                                                                                            1. Glycerol
                                                                                                                                                              1. Proline
                                                                                                                                                            2. Oxidative Stress Responses
                                                                                                                                                              1. Antioxidant Systems
                                                                                                                                                                1. Reactive Oxygen Species

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