Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7.4, Problem 1CC
Summary Introduction
To determine:
The role of NADPH during the Calvin cycle.
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Carbon fixation is the first step of the Calvin cycle. The carbon from CO2 that is incorporated into a five-carbon sugar molecule, ribulose bisphosphate. The reaction is catalyzed by the enzyme Rubisco.
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Principles of Biology
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