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  2. Calvin cycle - Wikipedia

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    This happens when light is available, as the ferredoxin protein is reduced in the photosystem I complex of the thylakoid electron chain when electrons are circulating through it. [13] Ferredoxin then binds to and reduces the thioredoxin protein, which activates the cycle enzymes by severing a cystine bond found in all these enzymes. This is a ...

  3. Light-dependent reactions - Wikipedia

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    The cyclic light-dependent reactions occur only when the sole photosystem being used is photosystem I. Photosystem I excites electrons which then cycle from the transport protein, ferredoxin (Fd), to the cytochrome complex, b 6 f, to another transport protein, plastocyanin (Pc), and back to photosystem I. A proton gradient is created across the ...

  4. Ferredoxin—NADP(+) reductase - Wikipedia

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    These pathways include nitrogen fixation, terpenoid biosynthesis, steroid metabolism, oxidative stress response, and iron–sulfur protein biogenesis. [ 7 ] FNR is a soluble protein that is found both free in the chloroplast stroma and bound to the thylakoid membrane.

  5. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate - Wikipedia

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    Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, abbreviated NADP [1] [2] or, in older notation, TPN (triphosphopyridine nucleotide), is a cofactor used in anabolic reactions, such as the Calvin cycle and lipid and nucleic acid syntheses, which require NADPH as a reducing agent ('hydrogen source').

  6. Net protein utilization - Wikipedia

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    Another closely related quantity is the net postprandial protein utilization (NPPU), which is the maximum potential NPU of a dietary protein source under ideal conditions. [1]: 12 The Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS) is a more modern rating for determining protein quality, and the current ranking standard used by the FDA.

  7. Photosynthetic efficiency - Wikipedia

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    The following is a breakdown of the energetics of the photosynthesis process from Photosynthesis by Hall and Rao: [6]. Starting with the solar spectrum falling on a leaf, 47% lost due to photons outside the 400–700 nm active range (chlorophyll uses photons between 400 and 700 nm, extracting the energy of one 700 nm photon from each one)

  8. Nitrogen balance - Wikipedia

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    Nitrogen is a fundamental chemical component of amino acids, the molecular building blocks of protein. As such, nitrogen balance may be used as an index of protein metabolism. [1] When more nitrogen is gained than lost by an individual, they are considered to have a positive nitrogen balance and be in a state of overall protein anabolism.

  9. Oxygen-evolving complex - Wikipedia

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    The active site of the OEC consists of a cluster of manganese and calcium with the formula Mn 4 Ca 1 O x Cl 1–2 (HCO 3) y. This cluster is bound to D 1 and CP 43 subunits and stabilized by peripheral membrane proteins. Many characteristics of it have been examined by flash photolysis experiments, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and X ...