Q. To form one molecule of glyceraldehydes phosphate in Calvin cycle
A) 9 ATP and 36 NADPH are required
B) 6 ATP and 6 NADPH are required
C) 3 ATP and 3 NADPH are required
D) 9 ATP and 6 NADPH are required
Explanation
Three molecules of carbon dioxide must be converted to glyceraldehydes 3-phosphate (three carbon molecules), three ATP and two NADPH are required for each carbon dioxide to be converted to glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate. $3CO_{2} + 6NADPH + 9ATP \rightarrow$Glyceraldehyde 3-$photophate + 6NADPH^{+} + 9ADP + P_{i}$
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