Melvin Calvin

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Diagram of the reductive pentose phosphate cycle in photosynthesis, showing carbon dioxide fixation and reduction steps. Arrows trace the transformation of CO2 and RuBP through intermediates like PGA, DPGA, and Gal3P, with ATP and NADPH inputs and the net production of one Gal3P molecule for sugar or starch synthesis.

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American biochemist

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Melvin Calvin

Melvin Calvin

One of the namesakes of the Calvin-Benson cycle, American biochemist Melvin Calvin.

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Diagram of the reductive pentose phosphate cycle in photosynthesis, showing carbon dioxide fixation and reduction steps. Arrows trace the transformation of CO2 and RuBP through intermediates like PGA, DPGA, and Gal3P, with ATP and NADPH inputs and the net production of one Gal3P molecule for sugar or starch synthesis.

Calvin cycle

Pathway of carbon dioxide fixation and reduction in photosynthesis, the Calvin cycle....

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