Photosynthesis: Theory and Experiment

Abstract

The approach we developed earlier to describe the chains of conjugate enzymatic reactions of the photosynthesis process for the first time made it possible to propose a strict mathematical model of non-rectangular hyperbola, which describes the dependence of the speed of photosynthesis on the intensity of light (I), the concentration of CO2 and the interaction of these two factors. The fundamental parameters of this model are light (IK) and carbon dioxide (CK) substrate constants, as well as hyperbola curvature (), conjugation parameters (rIP and rCP) and maximum photosynthesis rate (Pm). Special straightening coordinates are proposed, in which the entire hyperbole family has the form of a straight line. The main parameters can only be found when constructing experimental data in straightening coordinates. The proposed non-rectangular hyperbola model is applicable both for describing the process of photosynthesis in seaweed and higher plants, and for absorbing vitamin B12 by algae, and the dependence of the rate of food consumption by zooplankton and fish.