PV Gap

Tanya Said:

Is this even possible? "Electric" plants?

We Answered:

Nice question and an important one. First of all it is important to understand that the firefly system is based on two proteins, lucifein and luciferase, that form a bioluminescence core that will emit light given ATP and oxygen.

luciferin + ATP ? luciferyl adenylate + PPi
luciferyl adenylate + O2 ? oxyluciferin + AMP + light


This is not an 'electric' response as written and occurs in either the peroxisome or cytoplasm of cells. However, the bulk of the ATP in cells is produced in response to an electrical potential or proton motive force generated across membranes. This is true in chloroplasts where charge separation is the primary event leading to photosynthetic generation of ATP via an ATP synthase called the coupling factors (proteins responsible for coupling transmembrane potentials to ATP synthesis in chloroplasts and mitochondria, including ATP synthesizing enzymes like the F1 protein in the mitochondrion that can also act as ATPases).

Artificial photosynthesis is an approach to solar energy conversion that is modeled on nature's solar energy conversion method, using materials or strategies based on photosynthesis. Current work uses a range of approaches, and is an active area of research. Please see the links below for some interesting reading on this topic.

A Google search for 'Artificial photosynthesis' will bring up more links for you to surf.

I hope this helps....

Frances Said:

is solaria company existing in the Philippines?

We Answered:

Yes and the details are
Solaria Philippines
No. 14 Mountain Drive
Light Industry and Science Park II
Calamba City, Laguna
Philippines 4027
TEL +1 510 270 2500
FAX +1 510 656 1376
EMAIL info@solaria.com