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Phosphoribulokinase — In enzymology, a phosphoribulokinase (EC number|2.7.1.19) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:ATP + D ribulose 5 phosphate ightleftharpoons ADP + D ribulose 1,5 bisphosphateThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and D… … Wikipedia
Calvin cycle — s or dark reactions.OverviewDuring photosynthesis, light energy is used to generate chemical free energy, stored in glucose. The light independent Calvin cycle, also (misleadingly) known as the dark reaction or dark stage , uses the energy from… … Wikipedia
List of EC numbers (EC 2) — This list contains a list of EC numbers for the second group, EC 2, transferases, placed in numerical order as determined by the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.EC 2.1: Transferring One… … Wikipedia
photosynthesis — photosynthetic /foh teuh sin thet ik/, adj. photosynthetically, adv. /foh teuh sin theuh sis/, n. Biol., Biochem. (esp. in plants) the synthesis of complex organic materials, esp. carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide, water, and inorganic salts,… … Universalium
