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NADP+ does not belong because it is not a molecule directly involved in photosynthesis. Chlorophyll and other pigments are essential for capturing light energy during photosynthesis. NADP+ is involved in the transfer of electrons during the later stages of photosynthesis.
ok, so, NADP+ accepts and holds 2 high energy electrons along with a hydrogen ion. so if there was a shortage it wouldn't be able to run through the cycle of photosynthesis.
After hydrogens and electrons are stripped from NADPH, it is converted to NADP+. This process typically occurs during cellular respiration or photosynthesis, where NADPH donates its electrons in redox reactions. The resulting NADP+ can then be recharged by accepting electrons and hydrogen ions again, allowing it to participate in further metabolic processes. This cycling between NADPH and NADP+ is crucial for maintaining cellular energy and reducing power.
The part of the photosynthesis cycle that involves an enzyme adding two electrons and one proton to NADP+ occurs during the light-dependent reactions, specifically in the process of photophosphorylation. This reaction is facilitated by the enzyme NADP+ reductase, which helps convert NADP+ into NADPH. This conversion is crucial as NADPH serves as an energy carrier and reducing agent in the subsequent light-independent reactions (Calvin cycle) of photosynthesis.
If there was a shortage of NADP plus, the cells in the plant would not be able to run through the photosynthesis cycle.
False. During photosynthesis, electrons are typically carried by molecules such as chlorophyll and other electron carriers like NADPH, which is a reduced form of NADP+. Hydrogen ions do play a role in some reactions during photosynthesis, but they are not primarily responsible for transferring electrons between molecules.
During photosynthesis, light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast. This energy excites electrons in Photosystem II, causing them to flow down an electron transport chain that eventually leads to the reduction of NADP+ to NADPH, along with the generation of ATP.
NADP+ plays a crucial role in photosynthesis by accepting high-energy electrons and hydrogen to form NADPH during the light-dependent reactions. NADPH then carries these energized electrons to the Calvin cycle (light-independent reactions) to help convert carbon dioxide into glucose and other sugars.
The light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis involve an enzyme called ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase taking a molecule of NADP+ and adding two electrons to form NADPH. This process occurs in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast.
Both NAD+ and NADP+ are coenzymes involved in redox reactions in cells. They both act as electron carriers, accepting and donating electrons during metabolic processes. NAD+ is primarily involved in catabolic reactions, while NADP+ is involved in anabolic reactions.
ATP and NADPH are converted to ADP plus Pi and NADP plus during the Calvin cycle, which is the light-independent stage of photosynthesis. This process occurs in the stroma of chloroplasts, where the energy stored in ATP and NADPH is used to convert carbon dioxide into glucose. The conversion of ATP to ADP and NADPH to NADP plus provides the necessary energy and reducing power for the synthesis of carbohydrates.
they undergo chemiosmosis resulting in the creation of ATP throught ATP Synthase. Also, they are used to make NADPH when combining with the two electrons lost from P700 and with NADP+ left over from the calvin cycle!!!