Photosynthesis : part - The Light Reactions Amusical by Glenn Wolkenfeld A music Lecture by Glenn and girls tell me what you think of this, Time a lesson ‘bout photosynthesis Cells use light combine water carbon dioxide. Gonna see going for a wild ride. Making making sweet O¬2. But why photosynthesis matter to you? Food on your O2 rich atmosphere. Without photosynthesis you simple wouldn’d be ( Part The Big Picture) Photosynthesis a redox reaction. Powered light using enzymatic action. Water’s CO2’s re duced The sugar that results drink in orange juice. The overall reaction has phases. First is the light reactions has as its basis. Light powered production ATP. O2 is the by – product and you will of electron carrier NADPH Which provides reducing needed in the second phase ‘Cause NADPH, during phase Provides what’s needed reducing CO2 NADPH ia by a reduction of NADP+, whose function Is to absorb electrons and up H, Gaining and making NADPH. Phase 2 is Calvin Cycle makes carbohydrate, Like sugar and and fibers on your lunch plate. It’s how plants make food eat. Photosynthesis, so sweet! (Part II: Chloroplasts, Thylakoids, and Chlorophyll) In lesf there’s mesophyllic tissue And cells with chloroplasts key to issue. Chloroplasts are almost cells in every way, With their own ribosomes and their DNA. They even themselves, splitting into half. clue for this organelle’s independent past. This has a name endosymbiosis, in the 60s by Lynn Margulis. Inside the chloroplast is the fluid It’s true Tokyo. It’s in Roma. syrrounds little thylakoids. Each one has a hollow space The thylakoid’s membrane is loaded with ‘Cause it’s the reactions’ scene. It’s all about light for powering electrons, All about grabbing the power photons. photons needed are are those from light, Which has the energy to the world bright. The frequency that we can see, Is violet light with wavelength 380 sounds small, But next to gamma rays it’s tall. Red light shines 750. Isn’t visible spectrum nifty? Photons are of light energy, Both wave and a particle, you see. Phootins adsorbed by pigments. It’s real, it’s it ain’t no figment! Most important green chlorophylls. carotenoids, and yellow xanthophylls. Together absorb light, mostly red and blue. The green is not absorbed it reflects back you. In chlorophyll see porphyrin ring. See the magnesium, which you want to sing, Magnesium, metal with valence You’ll see those electrons rocketing Notice tail, a hydrocarbon chain. Which anchors chlorophyll the thylakoid membrane. A molecule with so pretty, the thylakoid it makes electricity! ( Part III) Englemann us the action spectrum. Used a prism to break sun’s Light its frequencies. it on spirogyra, filamentous algae. The O2 algae will stimulate bacteria. Which will grow any oxygen – rich area. loved it over blue and red, But hardly grew over green, they might as be dead! The line of growth a refection, of photosynthesis’ action spectrum. Note this won’t match, The absorption of chlorophyll a or b. ‘Cause the cartenoids and we’ve met, Absorb light frequencies the chlorophylls can’t in the thylakoid they all cooperate, using light to synthesize carbohydrate. Consider chlorophyll isolation, Shine light upon it (call it photoexcitation) valence electrons in magnessium Jump to an excited state, so fun! But once up at that level, they can fall. Back to where they started, like bouncing ball. These falling release energy, Fluorescing as red light, as you can But in thylakoids, chlorophyll’s not Instesd a photosystem chlorophyll’s home. The photosystem’s parts take photons, And use their energy move electrons. The antenna complex does the first capture, Changing photon anergy into rapture. The energized electrons bounce like a At the reaction center, they jump but do not A primary electron acceotor them from on top, And yanks them a force reaction center cannot stop. To oxidized reaction center we’ll return, But the details of flow it now is time to learn. ( Part IV) ATP Synthesis in Non – Electron Flow. Non - cycle flow is the main pathway. Much confustion relates the way Hootoystm II precedes photosystem a fct to memorize, just get it done! PS antenna captures a photon, a flow of electrons. All around the world, even Haiti, They flow reaction center P680. There electrons do hover, Electron acceptor passes them To electron transport chain, In thylakoid membrane. This chain’s like a bucket Each has a similar trade. They energized electrons, use their energy for pumping protons. From stroma to the thylakoid Packing protons that place. makes a gradient across the thylkoid membrane The protons want “out” or go insane. the protons can’t permeate. The membrane allow escape. There’s only one through which they travel. It’s the ATP Synthase The “-ase” tells you this is an Which ATP all the time. has binding sites for ADP and Pi, channels for diffusing protons whose knetic energy. Changes the sites’ conformation. Fusing ADP with Pi which your information. Is how make ATP. Life’s form of energy. From respiration might feel familiar. ATP is this way in mitochondria. Chemiosomosis is name production is the game. ( Part V: NADPH Synthesis Non – Cyclic Elecron Flow) Back our electons moved by the sun. Flowing from Photosystem II to System They get to PS I a used up battery. The transport chain used their energy. But when light hits PS I’s Electrons to reaction center. This one’s P700, wavelength makes electrons go! PS T’s electron acceptor grabs away, Leaving in an oxidized way. P700 with its oxidized blues accepts the alectrons from PS II. Bak to electron from I. It now gose a ride, having its own fun. But powering proton pumps its fate. It travels NADP+ reductase. An enzyme cells count upon. pass some H and electrons. To NADP+ gets reduced. It’s how get produced. (Part VI: Oxygen in Non – Cycli Electron Flow) The by – product these light reactions Is oxygen here’s it happens. Back PS II, it to arise, That P680 oxidized To replace electrons P680 liberates. Electrons from which dissociates. Into one and protons two, The O will meet anoher forming O2. These protons are formed in thylakoid space. Increasing proton concentration in that we see a side effect of water’s oxidation. enhancement of ATP creation.