Definition: The synthesis by organisms of organic chemical compounds, especially carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide using energy obtained from light rather than from the oxidation of chemical compounds. Photosynthesis comprises two separate processes: the light reactions and the dark reactions. In higher plants; GREEN ALGAE; and CYANOBACTERIA; NADPH and ATP formed by the light reactions drive the dark reactions which result in the fixation of carbon dioxide. (from Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2001)
do not confuse REDUCTIVE PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE with PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY; DF: PHOTOSYN
ExamplesPhotophosphorylation
Other names Reductive Pentose Phosphate Cycle; Carbon Fixation, Photosynthetic; Calvin-Benson-Bassham Cycle; Calvin-Benson Cycle; Calvin Cycle; Cycle, Calvin; Photosynthetic Carbon Fixation; Photosynthesis Dark Reactions; Photosynthesis Dark Reaction; Cycle, Calvin-Benson-Bassham; Cycle, Calvin-Benson; Calvin Benson Cycle; Calvin Benson Bassham Cycle; Dark Reactions of Photosynthesis
