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How many molecules of ATP and NADPH are used in ONE turn of the Calvin cycle

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six "turns" of the Calvin cycle use chemical energy from ATP to combine six carbon atoms from six CO2 molecules with 12 hydrogens from nadph. The result is one molecule of glucose, C6 h-12 o-6.