Lecture 7

Question 1

3 stages of the Calvin cycle

Answer 1

1. Co2 fixation (catalyzed by rubisco)
2. 3-phosphoglycerate reduced using NADPH and ATP from photosynthesis
3. Regeneration of ribulose 1,5-biphosphate

Question 2

Regulation of Rubisco

Answer 2

highly regulated, done by rubisco activase (changes conformation to expose lys201), ATP required for rubisco activase