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Apr 15, 2013 Drugs effective against tumors, studies show Tags: aacr 2013, bind-014, daniel von hoff, scottsdale healthcare, tgen
Scientists unlock mystery in important photosynthesis step
Tags: arizona state university, bioagriculture, biofuels[Source: ScienceDaily] - An international team of scientists, including two from Arizona State University, has taken a significant step closer to unlocking the secrets of photosynthesis, and possibly to cleaner fuels.
Plants and algae, as well as cyanobacteria, use photosynthesis to produce oxygen and "fuels," the latter being oxidizable substances like carbohydrates and hydrogen. There are two pigment-protein complexes that orchestrate the primary reactions of light in oxygenic photosynthesis: photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem II (PSII). Understanding how these photosystems work their magic is one of the long-sought goals of biochemistry.
The ASU scientists working with collaborators at the Max Planck Institute at Mülheim a.d. Ruhr in Germany have been investigating the PSI reaction center.
For more information: Scientists Unlock Mystery in Important Photosynthesis Step
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“A Bridge Crossed,” a brochure featuring the 2012 progress of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap, as well as "Performance Assessment 2002-12," featuring the latest bioscience sector data from Battelle Technology Partnership Practice, are now available.


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