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    The Calvin cycle document describes the process by which plants convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose using the energy from sunlight. The cycle involves the enzyme RuBISCO combining carbon dioxide with ribulose biphosphate to form an unstable 6-carbon compound that is then broken down into two 3-carbon molecules of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. These molecules are used to regenerate ribulose biphosphate and also to build glucose, with energy from ATP and electrons from NADPH being used in the conversion and reduction steps.

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    The Calvin cycle document describes the process by which plants convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose using the energy from sunlight. The cycle involves the enzyme RuBISCO combining carbon dioxide with ribulose biphosphate to form an unstable 6-carbon compound that is then broken down into two 3-carbon molecules of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. These molecules are used to regenerate ribulose biphosphate and also to build glucose, with energy from ATP and electrons from NADPH being used in the conversion and reduction steps.

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    Calvin Cycle Diagram

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    Bhavik Barochia
    The Calvin cycle document describes the process by which plants convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose using the energy from sunlight. The cycle involves the enzyme RuBISCO combining carbon dioxide with ribulose biphosphate to form an unstable 6-carbon compound that is then broken down into two 3-carbon molecules of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. These molecules are used to regenerate ribulose biphosphate and also to build glucose, with energy from ATP and electrons from NADPH being used in the conversion and reduction steps.

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    CALVIN CYCLE

    CO2

    glucose C6H12O6 (6C)

    ribulose biphosphate (RuBP) (5C) enzyme RuBISCO

    unstable 6C compound

    GALP built up into glucose

    GALP used to re-synthesise RuBP

    2 molecules of glycerate-3phosphate (GP) (3C) 2 molecules of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate(GALP) (3C)


    ATP supplies energy for conversion of GP to GALP

    NADPH2 supplies H to reduce GP to GALP

    NADPH2 (reduced NADP)

    ATP

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