Cvclic vs. Noncvclic Cvclic vs.

Noncvclic
Pho|ophosphorvla|ion Pho|ophosphorvla|ion
Bv Clara Bar|h Bv Clara Bar|h
ha| is a pho|osvs|cm. ha| is a pho|osvs|cm.
Clus|cr ol dillcrcn| pimcn|s |ha| combinc
absorbcd lih| cncrv in|o a sinlc pimcn|
Lmbcddcd in inncr mcmbranc ol |hvlakoid
Lncrv absorbcd is channcllcd in|o rcac|ion ccn|cr
Rcac|ion ccn|cr packacs |hc lih| cncrv passcs i|
|hrouh Cv|ochromcs
-- Cv|ochromcs phosphorvla|c (add P
i
|oi ADP |o
makc ATP
Phosphorvla|ion (Chcmiosmosisi Phosphorvla|ion (Chcmiosmosisi
Chcmiosmosis is whcn P
i
(inoranic phosphoa|c molcculci
is addcd |o ADP |o lorm ATP
Thc proccss is powcrcd bv |hc clcc|ron |ranspor| chain
Chcmiosmosis
vcrvicw ol Pho|osvs|cms vcrvicw ol Pho|osvs|cms
Noncvclic Noncvclic
Pho|ophosphorvla|ion Pho|ophosphorvla|ion
Produccs ATP and NADPH lor usc in
dark rcac|ions
ccurs whcn whcn wa|cr and C

arc prcscn|
Pho|osvs|cm II (PS IIi Pho|osvs|cm II (PS IIi
Rcac|ion ccn|cr is madc
ol molcculc ol pimcn|
chlorophvll a

Pimcn| bcs| absorbs

lih| a| wavclcn|h ol 680
(known as P680
molcculci
Rclcascs hih cncrv
clcc|ron lor usc in
lormin ATP in
subscqucn| clcc|ron
|ranspor| chain
Pho|osvs|cm I (PS Ii Pho|osvs|cm I (PS Ii
Rcac|ion ccn|cr is madc ol
molcculc ol chlorophvll a
1
Pimcn| absorbs lih| bcs| a|
wavclcn|h ol 700 (known as
P700 molcculci
Iollowcd bv clcc|ron
|ranspor| chain |ha| produccs
NADPH lrom NADP

bv
cap|urin H

ions lrom
pho|olvsis bv PS II
NADPH uscd in dark
rcac|ions
ha| happcns. ha| happcns.
Pho|on ol lih| cn|crs PS II and movcs lrom
pimcn| |o pimcn|
This pho|on ol lih| cxci|cs an clcc|ron |ha| is
movcd |o |hc primarv clcc|ron acccp|or
Pho|on pu|s |his cxci|cd clcc|ron wi|h |wo clcc|rons
lrom pho|olvsis
Normallv, |hc cxci|cd clcc|ron would lall back |o i|s
round s|a|c" -- o|hcr |wo clcc|rons prcvcn| |his
lrom happcnin
ha| happcns con|inucd. ha| happcns con|inucd.
Pho|olvsis rclcascs

as a bv-produc|, and
H

|ha| arc uscd la|cr bv PS I

Llcc|rons movc lrom primarv clcc|ron
acccp|or |o clcc|ron |ranspor| chain
xida|ion/rcduc|ion rcac|ions
hilc cv|ochromcs lorm cv|ochromc
complcx, cncrv is |ranslcrrcd |o ADP
ADP and P
i
lorm ATP
ha| happcns con|inucd. ha| happcns con|inucd.
Pho|on ol lih| also hi|s PS I
This pho|on movcs lrom pimcn| |o pimcn| and
cxci|cs an clcc|ron cap|urcd bv primarv clcc|ron
acccp|or
Prcvcn|cd lrom rc|urnin |o round s|a|c lrom
clcc|rons lrom PS II
This cxci|cd clcc|ron ocs |hrouh sccond clcc|ron
|ranspor| chain
Lncrv lrom |his clcc|ron passcd |hrouh NADP
rcduc|asc rcducin NADP

|o NADPH
Cvclic Cvclic
Pho|ophosphorvla|ion Pho|ophosphorvla|ion
Produccs ATP, H

, and C

ccurs whcn no NADP, H

, or
C

is prcscn|
ha| happcns. ha| happcns.
Llcc|ron bccomcs cxci|cd lrom chlorophvll a

|o primarv acccp|or
Go |hrouh cv|ochromc complcx
Llcc|rons rc|urn |o rcac|ion ccn|cr |o bc uscd
aain (cvclci
Sinilican| Similari|cs and Sinilican| Similari|cs and
Dillcrcnccs Dillcrcnccs
Cvclic Noncvclic
nlv uscs PS I Iscs bo|h PS I and PS II
Lxci|cd clcc|rons rclcascd lrom chlorophvll
rc|urn
Lxci|cd clcc|rons rclcascd lrom chlorophvll
movc |hrouh cv|ochromc complcx
Makcs ATP Makcs ATP and NADPH

No oxvcn involvcd xvcn rclcascd lrom pho|olvsis

Sourccs Sourccs
'Cvclic and Noncvclic Pho|ophosphorvla|ion.' McGraw-Hill.
McGraw-Hill Companics, 011. cb. Nov. 011.
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'Bio 10 - Pho|osvn|hcsis.' I Inivcrsi|v. I, 010.
cb. Nov. 011.
h||p://biowcb.wku.cdu/courscs/Biol10/imacs/Pho|ophos
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'Ccllular Proccsscs: Pho|svs|cms.' raclc ThinkQucs|. N.p., 011. cb.
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