PS_2.1 Photosynthesis

"In a green leaves of plants solar light is converted to chemical energy."

Photosynthesis is a process by which green plants and other organisms turn carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen, using light trapped by chlorophyll.

The word photosynthesis is made from two words: Photon and Synthesis. Photon:  Smallest unit (quantum) of light energy. Synthesis:  Production of something by combining separate things. 

Thus, Photosynthesis is a natural process by which green plants, algae and bacteria  convert carbon dioxide into organic food using solar energy.

Photosynthesis - Brief Introduction

Photosynthesis Research in the Hastings Lab

Ligand:

- a molecule that binds to another (usually large) molecule.

- a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug that binds to a receptor.

- an ion or molecule (functional group) that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex [1].

Residue:

- a substance whatever remains after a process such as evaporation [1].

- an atom or a group of atoms, that forms part of a molecule.

Solvent Accessible Surface Structure:

- The solvent accessible surface area is the area of the surface swept out by the center of a probe sphere rolling over a molecule (atoms are spheres of varying radii).

- is just the boundary of the union of atom balls that have their radius             increased by the probe radius (typically 1.4 Angstroms). So the accessible      area is the surface area of a union balls [1]. 

Protein Surface Structure: