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> The chloroplasts are not alive but catalyze the reaction of carbon dioxide to glucose. That reaction also consumes water. So, would you need to regularly mis
by wcoenen 8y ago
> The chloroplasts are not alive but catalyze the reaction of carbon dioxide to glucose.
That reaction also consumes water. So, would you need to regularly mist the material with a spray bottle to keep the self-healing going?
- opless 8y agoI want to know where all the glucose comes from!
- TeMPOraL 8y agoCarbon dioxide? Isn't the whole point of photosynthesis to turn CO₂ into glucose?
- opless 8y agoI think I got confused ... either getting the Krebs Cycle the wrong way around or confused about where the ATP came from... Possibly the latter, this will teach me to comment about half remembering biology from over 25 years ago... However my original poorly explained thought stands there needs to be an extra component that will be consumed like ATP or H2O...
- TeMPOraL 8y agoYes, water. The simple, high school biology version of photosynthesis is: 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + light -> C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂. ATP is what plants get from burning that glucose.
- opless 8y agoYes, but that's (your chemical reaction) a very simple explanation of photosynthesis. The reactions in chloroplasts , according to Wikipedia at least, is much more complex. It seems that it's a multi-purpose process that eventually results in glucose. I'm happily not a biologist.
- oh_sigh 8y agoThey include it in the mix: > The material the researchers used, a gel matrix composed of a polymer made from aminopropyl methacrylamide (APMA) and glucose, an enzyme called glucose oxidase, and the chloroplasts, becomes stronger as it incorporates the carbon.
- zelias 8y agoIn places with rain, this problem can be solved with rain