Carbon dioxide is added to ribulose- 6. CO2 1,5-bisphosphate to start a new round of the cycle. 12 molecules 3-phosphoglycerate 6 molecules ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate 12 ATP STAGE 1 12 ADP 12 molecules 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate STAGE 3 6 ADP STAGE 2 12 (NADPH + H* 6 ATP 6 molecules ribulose-5-phosphate 12 molecules 12 NADP* glyceraldehyde- 3-phosphate 12 (P Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate is regenerated so that the cycle can continue. Series of complex reactions 2 ATP and NADPH are used to reduce 1 molecule fructose-6-phosphate the product of stage 1, producing glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, which can be used in biosynthesis. Cell components FIGURE 6.27 The Calvin Cycle The Calvin cycle has three essential stages: (1) incorporation of CO, into an organic compound; (2) reduction of the resulting molecule; and (3) regeneration of the starting compound.

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