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    The light-independent reaction, also known as the Calvin cycle or carbon fixation, occurs in the stroma of chloroplasts. Carbon dioxide combines with RuBP and is catalyzed by RUBISCO to form two glycerate phosphate molecules. ATP provides energy to reduce the glycerate phosphate into two triose phosphate molecules, oxidizing NADP in the process. The triose phosphates can then be converted into organic compounds like glucose. RuBP is regenerated from triose phosphate using ATP, and six cycles of this process are needed to produce one glucose molecule from six triose phosphates.

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    The light-independent reaction, also known as the Calvin cycle or carbon fixation, occurs in the stroma of chloroplasts. Carbon dioxide combines with RuBP and is catalyzed by RUBISCO to form two glycerate phosphate molecules. ATP provides energy to reduce the glycerate phosphate into two triose phosphate molecules, oxidizing NADP in the process. The triose phosphates can then be converted into organic compounds like glucose. RuBP is regenerated from triose phosphate using ATP, and six cycles of this process are needed to produce one glucose molecule from six triose phosphates.

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    Light-Independent Reaction

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    The light-independent reaction, also known as the Calvin cycle or carbon fixation, occurs in the stroma of chloroplasts. Carbon dioxide combines with RuBP and is catalyzed by RUBISCO to form two glycerate phosphate molecules. ATP provides energy to reduce the glycerate phosphate into two triose phosphate molecules, oxidizing NADP in the process. The triose phosphates can then be converted into organic compounds like glucose. RuBP is regenerated from triose phosphate using ATP, and six cycles of this process are needed to produce one glucose molecule from six triose phosphates.

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    Light-Independent Reaction - This reaction is also known as Calvin Cycle or carbon fixation. - It happens in stroma.

    - Carbon dioxide combines with RuBP to form two glycerate phosphate (GP), catalyses by ribulose biphosphate (RUBISCO). - ATP then provides energy for the reduction of glycerate phosphate (GP) to two triose phosphate (TP), oxidizing reduced NADP to NADP. - Triose phosphate (TP) or glycerade-3-phosphate (GALP) is then converted into organic compounds such as glucose. - Ribulose biphosphate (RuBP) is then regenerated from TP, using ATP again. - Out of 6 TP, only 1 TP is used to produce organic compound. - Thus, 3 cycles only produce 1 TP. (3C) - 6 cycles are needed to produce glucose (6C).

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