Energy required to reduce carbon in the Calvin‐Benson cycle
| Value | 590 kJ/mol |
|---|---|
| Organism | Chloroplast |
| Reference | Kranz SA, Young JN, Hopkinson BM, Goldman JA, Tortell PD, Morel FM. Low temperature reduces the energetic requirement for the CO2 concentrating mechanism in diatoms. New Phytol. 2015 Jan205(1):192-201. doi: 10.1111/nph.12976 p.199 right column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID25308897 |
| Primary Source | Falkowski PG, Raven JA. 2007. Aquatic photosynthesis. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers. |
| Comments | P.199 right column 3rd paragraph: "This energy saving is substantial compared with the 590 kJ/mol required to reduce carbon in the Calvin‐Benson cycle (3 ATP + 2 NADPH, primary source)." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 116863 |