Photosynthetic process

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020943",
  "term": "Photosynthetic process",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Photosynthetic Process",
  "definition": "1. The synthesis of carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water by chlorophyll using light as energy and producing oxygen.\n\n2. The chemical process by which plants and some bacteria capture the energy of the Sun, and convert it to food. This chemical reaction combining carbon dioxide and water is catalyzed by chlorophyll, a green pigment in plant cells. The main product of photosynthesis is a carbohydrate, such as the sugar glucose, and oxygen which is released to the atmosphere.\n\n3. The physical-chemical process by which certain chlorophyll (or bacteriochlorophyll) containing organisms use light energy for the biosynthesis of organic molecules.\n\n4. The synthesis by organisms of organic chemical compounds, especially carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide using energy obtained from light rather than from the oxidation of chemical compounds. Photosynthesis comprises two separate processes: the light reactions and the dark reactions. In higher plants; green algae; and cyanobacteria; NADPH and ATP formed by the light reactions drive the dark reactions which result in the fixation of carbon dioxide.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "USDA National Agricultural Library Glossary",
    "My NASA Data Glossary",
    "USDA Agricultural Research Service Products and Services Glossary of Photosynthesis Related Terms",
    "from Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2001; NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/photosynthetic-process/"
}