• It is abundant partly because the body is up to 60% water, but is also a constituent of most large biological molecules and is continually being exchanged in the process of metabolism and respiration. (gsu.edu)
  • Respiration continuously transports oxygen to cellular processes. (gsu.edu)
  • Learn more about types of transfer and how organisms use photosynthesis and cellular respiration to convert and transfer energy. (opencourser.com)
  • The citric acid cycle, also known as the Krebs cycle, is involved in cell respiration and produces NADH and FADH2 for the electron transport chain. (geneandcells.com)
  • The electron transport system is the stage in cellular respiration in which oxidative phosphorylation occurs and the bulk of the ATP is produced. (geneandcells.com)
  • D) neither photosynthesis nor cellular respiration. (serendipstudio.org)
  • During night-time, water-column hypoxia can lead to anoxic conditions at the leaf/epiphyte interface, reducing diffusive O 2 supply and thus O 2 availability for plant respiration and transport to below-ground tissues. (frontiersin.org)
  • Gradually, I changed methodologies, biochemical, molecular biological and physiological, and I have had the pleasure of being part of how plant respiration over time has proven to be involved in many fundamental life processes, developing a more integrated view of plant metabolism. (lu.se)
  • Also, NADPH and NADH are central components in the cytosolic metabolic pathways, which connect the two largest biochemical processes on earth, photosynthesis and respiration in plants. (lu.se)
  • Nitrogen metabolism-Nitrogen cycle, biological nitrogen fixation. (cbsedigitaleducation.com)
  • Nutrients play an important role in the restoration of the surface ecosystem in the desertification area, which is prone to loss and leakage, and the transport and transformation of nitrogen is crucial to the growth and development of plants in the ecosystem and the safety of drinking water for the residents. (mdpi.com)
  • The potential for the use of the legume-rhizobia symbiosis to increase biological nitrogen fixation and avenues for research are discussed. (intechopen.com)
  • The increase of biological nitrogen fixation in these systems, through the breeding of tolerant cultivars to acidic soils and a stepwise legumes enrichment, alongside soil fertility management, may contribute to increasing biomass production, SOM content and overall ecological plasticity. (intechopen.com)
  • Learn about passive transport, in which molecules travel across the plasma membrane by moving down their concentration gradients (no energy expenditure required), and active transport. (opencourser.com)
  • Find out here, and learn more about the basic principles of probability that underlie movement of water and other molecules in biological systems. (opencourser.com)
  • Hendrick De Haan , PhD, Associate Professor, Computational Biophysics: Modeling and simulation of biological molecules, and their interactions with nanotechnology. (ontariotechu.ca)
  • Principle and basic processes of photosynthesis (a survey). (elte.hu)
  • Sodium participates in active transport processes across cell membranes. (gsu.edu)
  • To contribute to the knowledge of mitochondrial biogenesis and function, we focused on studies of two key mitochondrial processes, the processing of preproteins that are imported to the mitochondria, and mechanism of pyruvate transport to these organelles. (nusl.cz)
  • This dual possibility is convenient because many of the root biological processes requiring micronutrients to function, as well as the transport mechanisms of micronutrients into the plant cell, also happen in leaves. (ifdc.org)
  • and, regulation of biological processes such as chromosomal folding, protein secretion and intracellular signaling. (berkeley.edu)
  • In order for biological processes to proceed, organisms need to maintain standard internal balances. (geneandcells.com)
  • When I wrote Magnesium Heals Cipro Damage I was warning people that fluoride is in about 50% of prescribed drugs making them extra toxic in that they disrupt magnesium's biological processes. (radiantlifecatalog.com)
  • Reduction of ATP levels affects in an unfavorable way many metabolic processes connected with the action of ATP (eg, metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and active transport). (radiantlifecatalog.com)
  • New results concerning water splitting (H-abstraction model), reaction center (active tetramer), quinone reduction (lipids and proton wire), and light protection (function of cytochrome b559, cyclic electron transport around photosystem II). (elte.hu)
  • The functions of mitochondria and chloroplasts in oxidative phosphorylation and photosynthesis respectively will be discussed, as well as how energy can be released during catabolism and how it can be stored during anabolism. (manchester.ac.uk)
  • Photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplasts, an organelle only found in plant cells, and consists of two parts: the light dependent reaction, which converts light energy into ATP, and the Calvin cycle, which converts ATP into glucose. (geneandcells.com)
  • Electrochemical mechanisms are important to all redox chemistry including corrosion, redox active photochemistry including photosynthesis, other biological systems often involving electron transport chains and other forms of homogeneous and heterogeneous electron transfer. (wikipedia.org)
  • Another interesting biological phenomenon where this enzyme plays a role is the calcification of corals. (rcsb.org)
  • Thus it is apparent that these enzyme classes have evolved independently to create a similar enzyme active site. (rcsb.org)
  • Although the beta enzyme shown here is a dimer, there are four zinc ions bound to the structure indicating four possible enzyme active sites. (rcsb.org)
  • Phloem is responsible for translocating photoassimilates from the leaves, where they are produced by photosynthesis, to the rest of the plant through translocation. (studynavigators.com)
  • Plant-water relation, membrance transport and translocation of water and solutes. (iasexamportal.com)
  • Together, these components facilitate the transport of sugars and amino acids from sources to sink tissues for consumption or storage. (studynavigators.com)
  • A vascular plant's phloem serves as a transport system for soluble organic compounds. (studynavigators.com)
  • Light independent and light dependent pathways, their molecular biological ground and significance. (elte.hu)
  • Seed dormancy and germination, hormonal regulation of growth and development physiological effects and mechanism of action of auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, ethylene, abscisic acid and jasmonic acid, plant rythms and biological clock, secondary metabolites, plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. (iasexamportal.com)
  • If spectral quality is not correct, photosynthesis is not promoted and zooxanthellae become "starved" for proper light and will soon perish. (reefs.com)
  • Are spectral characteristics of "blue" metal halide lamps sufficient to promote photosynthesis more efficiently in zooxanthellae of captive corals? (reefs.com)
  • Soil biology responds to good soil structure and air spaces, active soil microbes reuse and recycle plant waste, and mean fewer chemicals are necessary. (cplimesolutions.net.nz)
  • Companion cells facilitate the transport of materials around the plant and to the sink tissues, as well as the loading of sieve tubes with photosynthesis products and the unloading of the tubes at the sink tissues. (studynavigators.com)
  • Photosynthesis is a process found in plant cells which converts light energy into chemical energy in the form of sugars that the plant can store and use at any time. (geneandcells.com)
  • The electron transport system creates an electron gradient inside the mitochondria along the inner membrane so that when protons re-enter the matrix through the ATP synthase, their potential energy is converted into chemical energy in the form of ATP. (geneandcells.com)
  • Yuri Bolshan , PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Our research is focused on the development of novel reactions, medicinal chemistry, and synthesis of biologically active natural products. (ontariotechu.ca)
  • Differences in crop responses to packaged forms depend mainly on the rates of dissolution and availability of the active nutrients. (ifdc.org)
  • Fulvic Acid can now freely, without restriction of these unwanted salt acids, transport nutrients into our cells , as it was made to do. (optimallyorganic.com)
  • Many biological actions of carotenoids are attributed to their antioxidant activity, but they likely act by other mechanisms, too. (unizin.org)
  • In intestinal cells, carotenoids are packaged into the lipid-containing chylomicrons and then transported to the liver. (unizin.org)
  • In the liver, carotenoids are repackaged into lipoproteins, which transport them to cells. (unizin.org)
  • Through active transport, sugars are transported from the source to the phloem. (studynavigators.com)
  • Additionally, companion cells produce and transmit signals, such as defense signals and phytohormones, which are transported through the phloem. (studynavigators.com)
  • From the electron transport chain to the maintaining of membrane potentials of cells, metals play essential supporting roles for the atoms involved in the major structures of life. (gsu.edu)
  • Synthesis of conjugated organic polymers/metal-polymer hybrid materials, electrocatalysts for CO 2 reduction and H 2 evolution, electrochemical investigations of charge transport in conducting polymers. (ontariotechu.ca)
  • 4. Investigate and evaluate biological phenomenon and summarize results in written scientific format. (santarosa.edu)
  • Vitamin A is fat-soluble and is packaged into chylomicrons in the small intestine, and transported to the liver. (unizin.org)
  • In our lungs, oxygen diffuses into the blood, binds to hemoglobin and is transported to all the cells of our body (see the Molecule of the Month feature on hemoglobin ). (rcsb.org)
  • Cell transport includes passive and active transport. (geneandcells.com)
  • Cell diffusion is a type of passive cell transport. (geneandcells.com)
  • Once Optimally Organic Fulvic Ionic Minerals X200™ comes into contact with a cell, they both balance and energize that cell's life and biological properties . (optimallyorganic.com)
  • Candidates who do not comply with the minimum admission requirements for BSc (Entomology), may be considered for admission to the BSc - Extended programme for the Biological and Agricultural Sciences. (up.ac.za)
  • Intended for students majoring in biological sciences, pre-medical, or related pre-professional programs. (santarosa.edu)
  • To provide grounding in the basic principles of Biochemistry for students in Biological Sciences. (manchester.ac.uk)
  • Members of these different classes share very little sequence or structural similarity, yet they all perform the same function and require a zinc ion at the active site. (rcsb.org)
  • The zinc ions in the active site are colored blue in these figures. (rcsb.org)
  • Inhibitor (green) bound in the active site of carbonic anhydrase. (rcsb.org)
  • U. Ryde, L. Hemmingsen (1997) "The active-site metal coordination geometry of cadmium-substituted alcohol dehydrogenase. (lu.se)
  • it is released into the blood and is transported to cells. (unizin.org)