Calvin cycle
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001011
A light-independent, biochemical reaction that uses ATP and NADPH to fix the carbon in six CO2 molecules to form one glucose molecule.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001011 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | Calvin-Benson cycle; carbon fixation (photosynthesis); dark reaction (photosynthesis); light-independent reactions (photosynthesis) |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Carbon pathways; Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase; Chloroplasts |
| Translations | Spanish: ciclo de Calvin |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001011",
"term": "Calvin cycle",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A light-independent, biochemical reaction that uses ATP and NADPH to fix the carbon in six CO2 molecules to form one glucose molecule.",
"synonyms": [
"Calvin-Benson cycle",
"carbon fixation (photosynthesis)",
"dark reaction (photosynthesis)",
"light-independent reactions (photosynthesis)"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"carbon pathways",
"ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase",
"chloroplasts"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "ciclo de Calvin"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/calvin-cycle/"
}
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