Question

The light reactions of photosynthesis generate ATP ATP and NADPH NADPH . The dark reactions utilize these products to drive the conversion of CO 2 CO2 into carbohydrate in a set of reactions known as the Calvin cycle. The overall balanced equation for the Calvin cycle can be written as

3 CO 2 + 9 ATP + 6 NADPH ⟶ glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate + 9 ADP + 6 NADP + + 8 P i

Label the intermediates that use CO2, ATP and NADPH in the cycle.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

3 CO2 + 9 ATP + 6 NADPH ⟶ glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate + 9 ADP + 6 NADP + 8 P i

The intermediates that use CO2, ATP and NADPH are as follows;

3 Ribulose-1,5bisphosphate + 3CO2 ⟶ 6 3-phosphoglycerate

6 3-phosphoglycerate + 6ATP ⟶ 6 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate + 6ADP

6 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate+ 6NADPH ⟶ 6 glyceraldehyde-3phosphate + 6NADPH + 6pi