Calvin cycle

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The Calvin cycle is the series of biochemical reactions in photosynthetic organisms that use carbon dioxide and energy-rich molecules (ATP and NADPH) to synthesize organic sugars.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Calvin cycle canonical 5
Calvin–Benson cycle 3
Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf carbon fixation pathway ⓘ
dark reaction ⓘ
light-independent reaction ⓘ
metabolic cycle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Calvin–Benson cycle ⓘ
linked to: Calvin cycle

Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle ⓘ
linked to: Calvin cycle
biologicalRole primary pathway of CO2 assimilation in C3 plants ⓘ
canOccurWithout direct light ⓘ
discoveredBy Andrew Benson ⓘ
linked to: Andrew A. Benson

James Bassham ⓘ
Melvin Calvin ⓘ
discoveryMethod radioactive carbon-14 tracing ⓘ
energySource ATP ⓘ
hasPhase carbon fixation phase ⓘ
reduction phase ⓘ
regeneration phase ⓘ
hasVariant C4 photosynthetic pathway ⓘ
CAM photosynthetic pathway ⓘ
keyEnzyme RuBisCO ⓘ
aldolase ⓘ
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase ⓘ
phosphoribulokinase ⓘ
ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase ⓘ
transketolase ⓘ
linkedToProcess photorespiration ⓘ
namedAfter Andrew Benson ⓘ
linked to: Andrew A. Benson

James Bassham ⓘ
Melvin Calvin ⓘ
netStoichiometry 3 CO2 + 9 ATP + 6 NADPH → 1 G3P + 9 ADP + 8 Pi + 6 NADP+ ⓘ
occursDuring daytime in most plants ⓘ
occursIn algae ⓘ
chloroplast stroma ⓘ
cyanobacteria ⓘ
photosynthetic organisms ⓘ
plants ⓘ
partOf photosynthesis ⓘ
primaryFunction carbon fixation ⓘ
synthesis of organic sugars ⓘ
produces ADP ⓘ
G3P ⓘ
NADP+ ⓘ
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate ⓘ
inorganic phosphate ⓘ
triose phosphates ⓘ
reducingPowerSource NADPH ⓘ
regenerates RuBP ⓘ
ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate ⓘ
regulation light-dependent enzyme activation ⓘ
stromal pH and Mg2+ changes ⓘ
requires light reaction ATP ⓘ
light reaction NADPH ⓘ
products of light reactions ⓘ
usesSubstrate ATP ⓘ
CO2 ⓘ
NADPH ⓘ
RuBP ⓘ
carbon dioxide ⓘ
ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Melvin Calvin → notableWork → Calvin cycle ⓘ
Melvin Calvin → knownFor → Calvin cycle ⓘ
subject linked to: Calvin
Calvin cycle → alsoKnownAs → Calvin–Benson cycle ⓘ
linked to: Calvin cycle
Calvin cycle → alsoKnownAs → Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle ⓘ
linked to: Calvin cycle
Melvin Calvin → notableWork → Calvin cycle ⓘ
subject linked to: Karole Calvin
Melvin Calvin → knownFor → Calvin cycle ⓘ
subject linked to: Elin Calvin
Andrew A. Benson → knownFor → Calvin–Benson cycle ⓘ
linked to: Calvin cycle
Andrew A. Benson → associatedWith → Calvin–Benson cycle ⓘ
linked to: Calvin cycle
Melvin Calvin → notableWork → Calvin cycle ⓘ
subject linked to: Marjorie Calvin
Thiomicrospira → usesPathway → Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle ⓘ
linked to: Calvin cycle
Beggiatoa → carbonFixation → Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle ⓘ
linked to: Calvin cycle