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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemistry
  3. biochemical pathways
  4. carbon pathways
  5. Calvin cycle
  1. Fields of Study
  2. metabolism
  3. carbohydrate metabolism
  4. photosynthesis
  5. carbon pathways
  6. Calvin cycle
  1. Fields of Study
  2. metabolism
  3. carbohydrate metabolism
  4. photosynthesis
  5. carbon pathways
  6. Calvin cycle
  1. Fields of Study
  2. metabolism
  3. energy metabolism
  4. photosynthesis
  5. carbon pathways
  6. Calvin cycle
  1. Fields of Study
  2. metabolism
  3. energy metabolism
  4. photosynthesis
  5. carbon pathways
  6. Calvin cycle

Preferred term

Calvin cycle

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A light-independent, biochemical reaction that uses ATP and NADPH to fix the carbon in six CO2 molecules to form one glucose molecule.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • Calvin-Benson cycle
  • carbon fixation (photosynthesis)
  • dark reaction (photosynthesis)
  • light-independent reactions (photosynthesis)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17285

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