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photosynthesis

✦ created Jul 02, 2025✦ modified Jul 09, 2025✦ 1 min read

6 C O_{2} + 6 H_{2} O + p h o t o n s = C_{6} H_{12} O_{6} + 6 O_{2}

KEGG pathway map

plants do this

light-dependent rxn

2 H_{2} O + 2 N A D P^{+} + 3 A D P + 3 P_{i} + p h o t o n s \to 2 N A D P H + 2 H^{+} + 3 A TP + O_{2}

light-independent rxn

3 C O_{2} + 9 A TP + 6 N A D P H + 6 H^{+} \to C_{3} H_{6} O_{3} P O_{3}^{2 -} + 9 A D P + 8 P_{i} + 6 N A D P^{+} + 3 H_{2} O

key player: rubisco

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light-dependent rxn
light-independent rxn

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