BIOL 1108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: 2-Phosphoglyceric Acid, Photorespiration, Photosynthetic Reaction Centre

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4 Apr 2016
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Carbon (c) is a macronutrient essential to the synthesis of all molecules of life. Global carbon flow shows only one entry point of atmospheric c into ecosystems : through a single process- photosynthesis. While c is an essential building material, and hence needs to be fixed, its fixation requires energy and hence molecules initially produced by photosynthesis hold c but also energy. This energy reservoir is then accessed via cellular respiration. 6co2 + 6h2o + energy c6h12o6 + 6co2. C6h12o6 + 6co2 6co2 + 6h2o + energy: high energy substrates, low energy product, respiration is universal biological process (i. e. it happens in auto- and heterotrophic organisms) Source of energy for autotrophic plants: solar energy. Photosynthesis is a biochemical process for building carbohydrates from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide taken from the air. The process involves reduction and oxidation; two paired reactions. Oxidation and reduction refer to the transfer of electrons.

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