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Phenomena and Processes [G] » Chemical Phenomena [G02] » Biochemical Phenomena » Carbohydrate Metabolism » Photosynthesis
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Chemical Phenomena [G02] » Biochemical Phenomena » Phototrophic Processes » Photosynthesis
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Chemical Phenomena [G02] » Photochemical Processes » Photosynthesis
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Metabolism [G03] » Carbohydrate Metabolism » Photosynthesis
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Metabolism [G03] » Metabolic Networks and Pathways » Photosynthesis
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Metabolism [G03] » Phototrophic Processes » Photosynthesis
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Plant Physiological Phenomena [G15] » Photosynthesis
Description
The synthesis by organisms of organic chemical compounds, especially carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide using energy obtained from light rather than from the oxidation of chemical compounds. Photosynthesis comprises two separate processes: the light reactions and the dark reactions. In higher plants; GREEN ALGAE; and CYANOBACTERIA; NADPH and ATP formed by the light reactions drive the dark reactions which result in the fixation of carbon dioxide. (from Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2001) MeSH
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