New York businessman Jay Zises serves as chairman of A Cap, Inc., and, in addition, is involved with multiple charities and organizations. In his free time, Jay Zises has interests that include exploring alternative energies focusing on synthetic biology, which involves creating biological components that exist outside of nature to perform certain functions or build new materials. Last year, researchers discovered a way to use synthetic biology to power solar energy using photosynthetic proteins. In a study published in the March 2020 issue of Nature Communications scientists developing a single protein system for solar energy conversion. They utilized chlorophyll and bacteriochlorophyll in conjunction with electrodes to facilitate solar-to-electric conversion. Researchers purified a reaction center protein derived from a photosynthetic bacterium and then derived a light-harvesting protein from a plant, joining them together an element from another bacterium. The final system demonstrated improved solar power conversion, the first composed of protein and plant materials.

1. Researchers Discover
Photosynthetic Proteins for Solar
Energy Use
Jay Zises

2. Introduction
New York businessman Jay Zises serves as chairman of A Cap, Inc.,
and, in addition, is involved with multiple charities and organizations.
In his free time, Jay Zises has interests that include exploring
alternative energies focusing on synthetic biology, which involves
creating biological components that exist outside of nature to
perform certain functions or build new materials. Last year,
researchers discovered a way to use synthetic biology to power solar
energy using photosynthetic proteins.

3. In a study published in the March 2020 issue of Nature
Communications scientists developing a single protein system for
solar energy conversion. They utilized chlorophyll and
bacteriochlorophyll in conjunction with electrodes to facilitate solar-
to-electric conversion.

4. Researchers purified a reaction center protein derived from a
photosynthetic bacterium and then derived a light-harvesting
protein from a plant, joining them together an element from
another bacterium. The final system demonstrated improved solar
power conversion, the first composed of protein and plant
materials.