can we reverse the process photosynthesis?why/why not ?
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Yes, we can reverse the process of photosynthesis, as discovered by scientists recently.
- Photosynthesis is the process by which plants and other organisms convert light energy into chemical energy, which is then released to fuel the organism's activities through cellular respiration.
- During photosynthesis, chlorophyll converts sunlight energy into cellulose, an organic material that forms the walls of plant cells. It is made up of tightly packed chains linked together by hydrogen bonds.
- The researchers discovered that when they added an enzyme called monooxygenases, which allows chlorophyll to break the chemical bonds in cellulose, the opposite happened.
- It is called 'reverse photosynthesis' because the enzymes use oxygen from the atmosphere and natural light to break down and convert plant carbon bonds, rather than creating them and producing oxygen, as we normally think of photosynthesis.
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