electron-donor-acceptor complex
21Tetrathiafulvalene — Chembox new Name = Tetrathiafulvalene ImageFile = Tetrathiafulvalene.svg IUPACName = 2,2’ bis(1,3 dithiolylidene) OtherNames = Delta;2,2 bi 1,3 dithiole Section1 = Chembox Identifiers SMILES = CASNo = 31366 25 3 RTECS = Section2 = Chembox… …
22Supramolecular assembly — A supramolecular assembly or supermolecule is a well defined complex of molecules held together by noncovalent bonds. While a supramolecular assembly can be simply composed of two molecules (e.g., a DNA double helix or an inclusion compound), it… …
23metabolism — /meuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. 1. Biol., Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf. anabolism, catabolism …
24Marcus theory — is a theory originally developed by Rudolph A. Marcus, starting in 1956, to explain the rates of electron transfer reactions – the rate at which an electron can move or jump from one chemical species (called the electron donor) to another (called …
25bacteria — bacterial, adj. bacterially, adv. /bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. bacterium / tear ee euhm/. ubiquitous one celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom …
26Light-dependent reactions — of photosynthesis at the thylakoid membrane See also: Light independent reactions The light dependent reactions , or light reactions, are the first stage of photosynthesis, the process by which plants capture and store energy from sunlight. In… …
27photosynthesis — photosynthetic /foh teuh sin thet ik/, adj. photosynthetically, adv. /foh teuh sin theuh sis/, n. Biol., Biochem. (esp. in plants) the synthesis of complex organic materials, esp. carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide, water, and inorganic salts,… …
28Oxidoreductase — In biochemistry, an oxidoreductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of electrons from one molecule (the reductant, also called the hydrogen or electron donor) to another (the oxidant, also called the hydrogen or electron acceptor). This… …
29Photosynthesis — Composite image showing the global distribution of photosynthesis, including both oceanic phytoplankton and vegetation …
30Microbial metabolism — is the means by which a microbe obtains the energy and nutrients (e.g. carbon) it needs to live and reproduce. Microbes use many different types of metabolic strategies and species can often be differentiated from each other based on metabolic… …
