Fotosntesis: Un ejemplo de una Reaccin Anablica

MSc. Alexander Senz Q Profesor Universidad de Costa Rica

Endergonic Reactions
Energy Supplied
CH2OH O O OH

Low Energy Reactants

H O H

O O

High Energy Products

O C O

Interconnections: Photosynthesis & Respiration

Chloroplast Structure

Thylakoids
Stroma Granum Inner & Outer Membranes

Structures of Photosynthesis

Leaf Structure

Upper Epidermis Mesophyll Cells

Vein

Stoma

Lower Epidermis

The Photosystems

Overview of Photosynthesis
H2O
Depleted Carriers

Light-Dependent Reactions
(in thylakoids)

O2
Energized Carriers

(ADP, NADP+)

(ATP, NADPH)

Glucose

Light-Independent Reactions
(in stroma)

CO2+H2O

Light, Chloroplast Pigments, & Photosynthesis

Gamma Rays X-Rays UV Infrared Microwaves Radio Waves

Visible Light

400

450

Wavelength (nanometers)

500

550

600

650

7000

750

Absorption Spectra
Visible Light 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 100 80 60

Carotenoids Phycocyanin
400 450

40 20

Wavelength (nanometers)

500

550

600

650

700

0 750

% Light Absorption

Chlorophyll

Collectively

Thylakoid Structure & Light-Dependent Reactions

Oxygen as a By-product