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The electron donor in oxygenic photosynthesis is water. The electron acceptor in oxygenic photosynthesis is CO2. Chlorophyll is converted from a weak electron donor to a strong electron donor.
In the light reaction, e- are donated by H20 in photosystem II which is located in the thylakoid membrane. In photosystem one, the NADP+ is reduced to NADPH with the electrons from PS II.
Fun fact. Hydrogens from H20 also create a proton gradiant between stroma and thylakoid membrane driving CF1CF0 ATP synthase.
Electron comes from the hydrogen that is attached to water.
Chlorophyl and water
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H2o
NADPH
sunlight
Water
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NADPH
From electrons in photosystem I that are excited to a higher energy state by photons of light. Then NADP + is reduced to become NADPH
The light dependent reactions take in the light energy and convert that to chemical energy, but it is in the Calvin cycle (light independent reactions) where the chemical energy is stored in a complex sugar.
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NADPH
ATP is produced from the light reactions, which is then coupled with the light independent reactions. NADPH is also produced, but its job is to carry electrons which eventually make ATP.
The light reactions provide energy carriers for the dark reactions.
ATP is generated in the light independent reactions and is then used in the dark reactions to synthesize carbohydrates. ATP plays the role of the product of phosphorylation of ADP.
From electrons in photosystem I that are excited to a higher energy state by photons of light. Then NADP + is reduced to become NADPH
The light dependent reactions take in the light energy and convert that to chemical energy, but it is in the Calvin cycle (light independent reactions) where the chemical energy is stored in a complex sugar.
Light usually provides enough energy for exchange of electrons and carry out the chemical reaction.
Chloroplasts convert light energy into chemical energy. The energy of light captured by pigment molecules, called chlorophylls, in chloroplasts is used to generate high-energy electrons with great reducing potential.
NADP+
The light-dependent reactions, or light reactions, are the first stage of photosynthesis. In this process light energy is converted into chemical energy, in the form of the energy-carriers ATP and NADPH. In the light-independent reactions, the formed NADPH and ATP drive the reduction of CO2 to more useful organic compounds, such as glucose.