Abstract
In general, the word, photosynthesis, is considered synonymous with oxygenic photosynthesis, a process by which cyanobacteria, algae, aquatic, and terrestrial plants produce oxygen and carbohydrates, using light (photons), water and carbon dioxide. Further, we have anoxygenic bacterial photosynthesis where oxygen is not evolved, but a substrate, other than water, is oxidized, and rhodopsin-type systems, where ATP is produced. In principle, one could expand the concept of the term photosynthesis, provided appropriate caveats are added, to include lightdriven assimilation of molecular nitrogen, photoproduction of molecular hydrogen, and even synthesis of vitamin D in skin. We conclude with a glimpse of the rapidly developing field of artificial photosynthesis.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | A Closer Look at Photosynthesis |
Publisher | Nova Science Publisher Inc. |
Pages | 1-43 |
Number of pages | 43 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9798886978612 |
ISBN (Print) | 9798886978155 |
Publication status | Published - 2023 Jun |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Free keywords
- Anoxygenic photosynthesis
- Artificial photosynthesis
- Energy conversion
- Oxygenic photosynthesis
- Photochemistry