BIOL 2010 Quiz: Carbon fixation

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In the visible range of light at 550nm, high energy photons range from 100 to 30 kcal/mole. This is the uv range which is dangerous because it can break your bonds and can cause mutations and cancer for example. Pyrrolle structure- 2 variations- linear tetra pyrrolle [phycobilins] and cyclic tetra pyrrolle [ present in pigments that is important for photochemistry like hemoglobin]. These structures are important in photochemistry as well as photosynthesis. Page 132- positively charged chlorophyll can act as a strong oxidizing agent and can reduce water to create oxygen. Photosystem 1 used for the reduction of nadph. Atp synthase used for the production of atp. Figure 7-12: whole concept of proton gradient for the synthesis of atp . Synthesis of atp and reduction of nadph which we need for the synthesis of carbohydrate. Carboxylation is something thats relatively easy to do. A carbon dioxide molecule is a highly oxidized state of carbon.

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