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  2. Photosynthesis - Wikipedia

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    [10] [11] Photosynthesis was discovered in 1779 by Jan Ingenhousz who showed that plants need light, ... Photosystem II, as the first step of the Z-scheme, ...

  3. Calvin cycle - Wikipedia

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    Calvin cycle step 1 (black circles represent carbon atoms) Calvin cycle steps 2 and 3 combined. The enzyme RuBisCO catalyses the carboxylation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate, RuBP, a 5-carbon compound, by carbon dioxide (a total of 6 carbons) in a two-step reaction. [6] The product of the first step is enediol-enzyme complex that can capture CO 2 ...

  4. Light-dependent reactions - Wikipedia

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    The first ideas about light being used in photosynthesis were proposed by Jan IngenHousz in 1779 [9] who recognized it was sunlight falling on plants that was required, although Joseph Priestley had noted the production of oxygen without the association with light in 1772. [10]

  5. Evolution of photosynthesis - Wikipedia

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    C 3 photosynthesis is the oldest and most common form. A C3 plant uses the Calvin cycle for the initial steps that incorporate CO 2 into organic material. A C4 plant prefaces the Calvin cycle with reactions that incorporate CO 2 into four-carbon compounds. A CAM plant uses crassulacean acid metabolism, an adaptation for photosynthesis in arid ...

  6. C4 carbon fixation - Wikipedia

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    C 2 photosynthesis, an intermediate step between C 3 and Kranz C 4, may be preferred over C 4 for rice conversion. The simpler system is less optimized for high light and high temperature conditions than C 4, but has the advantage of requiring fewer steps of genetic engineering and performing better than C 3 under all temperatures and light ...

  7. Hill reaction - Wikipedia

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    The evolution of oxygen during the light-dependent steps in photosynthesis (Hill reaction) was proposed and proven by British biochemist Robin Hill. He demonstrated that isolated chloroplasts would make oxygen (O 2) but not fix carbon dioxide (CO 2). This is evidence that the light and dark reactions occur at different sites within the cell. [1 ...

  8. Photophosphorylation - Wikipedia

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    In bacterial photosynthesis, a single photosystem is used, and therefore is involved in cyclic photophosphorylation. ... The energy of P680 + is used in two steps to ...

  9. Photosystem - Wikipedia

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    Light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis at the thylakoid membrane. ... This page was last edited on 10 September 2024, at 03:26 (UTC).