Q. Which one does not occur in cyclic photophosphorylation?

A) Oxygen is not given off
B) Water is not consumed
C) Only photosystem-I is involved
D) $NADPH_{2}$formation
Explanation

Cyclic Photophosphorylation in performed by PS-I only. It involves a cyclic electron flow, in which the photoexcited electrons from PS-I are occasionally shunted back to chlorophyll via the electron transport chain. This cyclic electron flow supplements the supply of ATP but produces no NADPH. Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation involves both PS-I and PS-II. Splitting of water, release of oxygen and production of NADPH takes place during it.

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.