Natural auxins (indole-3-acetic acid = IAA) were detected in different organs of actively growing plants—buds, young leaves, roots and stem apices, cotyledons, etc. and are the only phytohormones that have analogues in the animal world. Biosynthesis The auxin precursor in … Read more
Contents CarotenoidsChloroplasts The dark phase of photosynthesisThe light phase of photosynthesis Acyclic phosphorylationCyclic phosphorylationPhotosynthetic phosphorylationPhotodissociation of the waterPhotosynthesis (Carbon nutrition)—Photosystem I Photosystem IIQuantum efficiency of photosynthesis The Robin Hill reactionRelated PostsCarotenoids Yellow and orange pigments that are found in chloroplasts and … Read more
Crassulacean acid metabolism, or CAM, is a photosynthetic process that allows plants to conserve water and survive in arid or semi-arid environments. Plants from the Crassulaceae, Liliaceae, Cactaceae families, and some of the Compositae, Osteraceae species, etc. have adapted to … Read more
According to the modern theory regarding the molecular mechanism of photosynthesis, this process is a chain of successive redox reactions, which requires sunlight at early stages (Robin Hill phase), while subsequent steps can occur in the dark (F.F. Blackman phase) … Read more
Chloroplasts are organelles specialized for fulfilling the photosynthetic function and represent microst-ructures with the length of 5–10 µm and a diameter of 2–3 µm, with spherical, oval, discoid or ellipsoid shape.
Photosynthesis is the process of solar energy absorption by chlorophyll molecules and its conversion to the energy of chemical bonds by the synthesis of organic substances from carbon dioxide and water.The main photosynthetic organ is the leaf. It has acquired … Read more
