Just did this in school recently. <\/p>\n
In the Calvin Cycle, the inorganic carbon in ##CO_2## is incorporated into organic molecules, initially glycerate 3-phosphate (GP). This is known as Carbon Fixation<\/b>. The carbon is fixed in organic molecules making it available to other organisms.<\/p>\n
This process of carbon fixation is actually the first step in the Calvin Cycle.<\/p>\n
1) Carbon dioxide combines with a 5-carbon compound called RuBP( ribulose biphosphate). The reaction is catalysed by the enzyme RuBISCO. This is the most abundant enzyme in the world.<\/p>\n
2) A 6-carbon compound is formed, but it is unstable and therefore immediately breaks down into 2 3-carbon molecules, called GP (glycerate 3-phosphate).<\/p>\n
3) The Calvin Cycle does continue, but it is not part of Carbon fixation. Still look it up, so you can understand where I am coming from.<\/p>\n
It relates to because for each molecule of carbon dioxide that is fixed, two molecules of NADPH and three molecules of ATP from the light reactions during photosynthesis are required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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