Biology 1002B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: P680, Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate, Light-Independent Reactions

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Characteristics of a catabolic versus anabolic pathway (relation to delta g) Catabolic: breaking down complex molecules into simple molecules. Exergonic because products have less free energy than the reactants. Anabolic: also known as a biosyntheic pathway, making complex molecules from simple molecules. Endergonic because products have more free energy than the reactants. Light reactions: occurs on the thylakoid membrane. Light is absorbed by pigments in a photosystem and is transferred to the reaction center which excites p680. This causes p680 to give up that high energy electron to the primary electron acceptor: p680+ now becomes a strong oxidizing agent and oxidizes h2o to reduce itself back down to p680, oxidizing water produces o2. The electron ows down the etc which is used to reduce nadp+ to. Nadph, these ow of electrons creates a proton gradient used to synthesize atp. Antenna complex contains lots of pigment - protein complexes.

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