Photosynthesis: The Calvin Cycle - Heineke

To fix six CO2 molecules, the Calvin-Benson cycle reduces 12 NADPH and 18 ATP molecules These energy sources are replenished by the light-dependent reactions

Section Summary Using the energy carriers formed in the first stage of photosynthesis, the Calvin cycle reactions fix CO2 from the environment to build

nitrogen cycle The Calvin Cycle is the cycle of chemical reactions performed by plants to “fix” carbon from CO2 into three-carbon sugars

calvin cycle Carbon dioxide is captured in a cycle of reactions known as the Calvin cycle or the Calvin-Benson cycle after its discoverers It is also known as just the C3