Chlorophyll
121Photosystem — Photosystems (ancient Greek: phos = light and systema = assembly) are protein complexes involved in photosynthesis. They are found in the thylakoid membranes of plants, algae and cyanobacteria (in plants and algae these are located in the… …
122coloration — colorational, adj. colorationally, adv. /kul euh ray sheuhn/, n. appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds. [1605 15; COLOR + ATION] * * * ▪ biology Introduction in biology,… …
123plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… …
124photochemical reaction — Chemical reaction initiated by absorption of energy in the form of visible (light), ultraviolet, or infrared radiation. Primary photochemical processes occur as an immediate result, and secondary processes may follow. The most important example… …
125Photosynthese: Strukturen und Prozesse — Mit der oxygenen Photosynthese entwickelten die Cyanobakterien einen Prozess, bei dem Sauerstoff freigesetzt wird. Die große Bedeutung der Photosynthese für das Leben liegt darüber hinaus in ihrer Schlüsselfunktion für die Ernährung. Sie ist… …
126Photosynthese — Photosynthese, nur in grünen Pflanzen und einigen Bakterienfamilien (⇒ Bakterienphotosynthese) stattfindende biologische Prozesse, durch die elektromagnetische Energie in chemische Energie umgewandelt wird (Lichtreaktionen) und aus anorganischen… …
127Wheatgrass — refers to the young grass of the common wheat plant, Triticum aestivum , that is freshly juiced or dried into powder for animal and human consumption. Both provide chlorophyll, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and enzymes. Claims about wheatgrass …
128Light-harvesting complex — A light harvesting complex is one or more polypeptide chains containing photosynthetic pigments, which surrounds a photosynthetic reaction centre and focuses energy, attained from photons absorbed by the pigment, inward toward the reaction centre …
