But the chloroplasts need a continuous supply of chlorophyll and other compounds that get used up during photosynthesis. Back in their native algal cells, chloroplasts depended on algal cell ...

Chlorophyll uses the energy it takes in from the sun to start a set of chemical reactions called photosynthesis, the process plants use to make their own food. In both plants and algae, this important ...

The green chlorophyll in chloroplasts absorbs light's energy, which not only results in the release of oxygen but is ultimately used to transform low-energy carbon dioxide from the air into high ...

11. The photostability of chlorophyll in a plastid extruded from the cell would indicate that the chlorophyll is not in a lipoid solution, for chlorophyll in solution is quickly destroyed by light.

Something else inside the chloroplast is responsible: a special pigment called chlorophyll. Your eyes see color based on light. Many colors make up sunlight, and objects either absorb or reflect them.

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the University of South Florida in Tampa have found a green sea slug is able to synthesize chlorophyll like a plant, which makes it the first animal known to be ...

A new study has uncovered a novel P-type PPR protein, BoYgl-2, which plays a crucial role in chloroplast RNA editing and chlorophyll biosynthesis in cabbage.

The research team of DGIST's fellow Hong-Gil Nam, discovered the natural control of chlorophyll activity. New mechanisms to protect photosynthesis organisms and control its efficiency are expected.

The team isolated the chloroplasts from algal cells using a centrifuge and gentle stirring. Instead of then piercing the host cells’ membranes, as in earlier work, the researchers adjusted the ...