Photosynthesis Non Cyclic Electron Flow and The Calvin Amusical by Glenn Wolkenfeld Thanks for joining us Episode Two, Wher more ‘bout photosynthesic waits for We last saw how plant cells create, O¬¬2, ATP, NADPH. Now we’ll start with a twist on light reactions, Called cyclic flow, we’ll see how happens. Then we will investigate the Calvin Cycle makes carbohydrate. (Part I, Cyclic Electron Non – cyclic flow is also called the “Z – Put Z on its site and see what I mean. Electrons rise energy then fall and rise again. Making ATP NADPH my friends. A variation on this is cyclic Which makes ATP, no NADPH or Cyclic flow from the Calvin Cycle’s needs. It less NADPH than ATP. NADPH buildup has the repercussion, of NADP+ reduction. ‘cause NADPH up reductase. NADP+ from moving into place. So don’t go to NADP+. They’re clogged, like a pimple’s pus. Where can go from P700? Nature evolved them a to flow. shunt pathway moves them to the ETC. talking ‘bout the one in PS II tou see. These energized alectrons and release energy. Which as you know is used to ATP. Part II: Calvin Cycle) Now it’s time to learn the named for Calvin. Which results in the of carbon. Consider that each carbon in your bones, blood and once in a CO2 in the air. The Cycle has three parts. Fixation of carbon how it starts. The produced rae then reduced. reduction is the key thing that happens in part 2. Part 2 is the as you will see. It produces molecule A reduced with lots of energy. And a starting for all the molecules that cells need. Part 3 sets up for the cycle’s start. By what’s at the cycle’s heart. RuBP (Ribulose Bisphosphate), a carbon molecule that seems to apparate. ‘Cause RuBP’s at cycle’s start. Then at the very last part. role of RuBP at the start and end. Is why this is a like the one named Krebs. The cycle’s inputs are know to you: NADPH ATP and CO2 of carbon is catalyzed by RuBP Carboxylase Enzyme This enzyme’s you should know. Sounds like cookie maker: it’s RUBISCO. An enzyme so it was already here, Before O2 accumulated in air. The CO2 enters through stoma, diffusing through the leaf and arriving at the stroma. There RuBisCO grabs in its active site, and squeezes it with RuBP tight. RuBP has carbons five, it two phosphates, one on each side. When CO2 with RuBP it makes a six carbon compound you won’t see. It dissociates into two 3 – phosphoglycerates, Each three carbons and one phosphate. gets phosphorylated to bisphosohoglycerate. Phosohorylated means that each receives group from ATP. This phospharylation, is followed by And you know an enzyme with the function. Of taking electrons and H from and adding them to to bisphosphoglycerate. Take off a phosphate for Glycealdehyde – A starting point for like carbohydrates. III: Calvin Cycle, conclusion) Glyceraldehyde- 3 phosphat, known as G3P, as a product cells and I hope you see, how reactions NADPH and ATP, are needed to fix CO2 and make organic to complete the cycle we must now regenerate. The starting of Calvin Cycle ribulose bisphosphate. The intermediates involved taking G3Ps, And them into RuBPs. Are too for freshman biology. You can get the details you get yors Ph. D. But know for now that get 3 RuBPs from 5 G3Ps cost 3 ATPs! (Part Conclusion) Now this journey ends whit its the reaction of photosynthesis. For over four billion years been the food chains basis. In from that era you can see the traces, Of tiny cells with prokaryotic Stromatolites lived in waters warm. Through photosynthesis they our planet, So aerobic life can live it. so evolved sentient beings who can analyze, How can photosynthesize. You could say that photosynthesis gave birth to codiyions for cons ciousness Planet Earth!