Excited chlorophyll Electron Proton gradient formed for ATP carrier synthesis Excited NADP chlorophyll Electron e reductase carrier (NADPH NADP+ Reaction- center Proton pump Electron chlorophyll carrier Reaction- Radiant center chlorophyll energy Water-splitting Radiant enzyme 2 (H20 energy 4 H+ + 0, Photosystem I Proton pump Photosystem I NADP reductase O FIGURE 6.26 The Tandem Photosystems of Cyanobacteria and Chloroplasts Radiant energy captured by antennae pigments excites a reaction-center chlorophyll, causing it to emit a high-energy electron, which is then passed to an electron transport chain. In cyclic photophosphorylation, electrons emitted by photosystem I are returned to that photosystem; the path of the electrons is shown in green arrows. In non-cyclic photophosphorylation, the electrons used to replenish photosystem I are donated by radiant energy-excited photosystem Il; the path of these electrons is shown in orange arrows. In turn, photosystem Il replenishes its own electrons by stripping them from water, producing O2. Energy of electrons

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When do the cells need to use non-cyclic photophosphorylation?

Excited
chlorophyll
Electron
Proton gradient
formed for ATP
carrier
synthesis
Excited
NADP
chlorophyll
Electron
e
reductase
carrier
(NADPH
NADP+
Reaction-
center
Proton
pump
Electron
chlorophyll
carrier
Reaction-
Radiant
center
chlorophyll
energy
Water-splitting
Radiant
enzyme
2 (H20
energy
4 H+ + 0,
Photosystem I
Proton pump
Photosystem I
NADP reductase
O FIGURE 6.26 The Tandem Photosystems of Cyanobacteria and Chloroplasts Radiant energy captured by antennae pigments excites a
reaction-center chlorophyll, causing it to emit a high-energy electron, which is then passed to an electron transport chain. In cyclic
photophosphorylation, electrons emitted by photosystem I are returned to that photosystem; the path of the electrons is shown in green arrows. In
non-cyclic photophosphorylation, the electrons used to replenish photosystem I are donated by radiant energy-excited photosystem Il; the path of
these electrons is shown in orange arrows. In turn, photosystem Il replenishes its own electrons by stripping them from water, producing O2.
Energy of electrons
Transcribed Image Text:Excited chlorophyll Electron Proton gradient formed for ATP carrier synthesis Excited NADP chlorophyll Electron e reductase carrier (NADPH NADP+ Reaction- center Proton pump Electron chlorophyll carrier Reaction- Radiant center chlorophyll energy Water-splitting Radiant enzyme 2 (H20 energy 4 H+ + 0, Photosystem I Proton pump Photosystem I NADP reductase O FIGURE 6.26 The Tandem Photosystems of Cyanobacteria and Chloroplasts Radiant energy captured by antennae pigments excites a reaction-center chlorophyll, causing it to emit a high-energy electron, which is then passed to an electron transport chain. In cyclic photophosphorylation, electrons emitted by photosystem I are returned to that photosystem; the path of the electrons is shown in green arrows. In non-cyclic photophosphorylation, the electrons used to replenish photosystem I are donated by radiant energy-excited photosystem Il; the path of these electrons is shown in orange arrows. In turn, photosystem Il replenishes its own electrons by stripping them from water, producing O2. Energy of electrons
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