Further Readings
Barber, J. "A Quantum Step Forward in Understanding Photosynthesis." Plants Today, September 1989, 165-69. An engaging account of the discovery of photosystem II, for which the Nobel prize was given in 1988. Hall, D., and K. Rao. Photosynthesis, 4th ed. Baltimore: Arnold, 1987. A great overview of the photosynthetic process and of how our understanding of it has developed. Highly recommended. Kraut, J. "How Do Enzymes Work?" Science 242 (October 1988):533-40. A clear presentation of the idea that enzymes work by stabilizing transition states.		Raven, P., R. Evert, and S. Eichhorn. Biology of Plants, 6th ed., New York: Worth, 1999. The definitive botany text; comprehensive and easy to read. Riddihough, G. "Picture an Enzyme at Work." Nature, April 1993, 793. A discussion of how conformational changes in enzymes enable them to function. Wachtershauser, G. "Evolution of the First Metabolic Cycles." Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA 87 (1990):200-204. A suggestion that metabolic cycles played a key role in the evolution of life.
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