photophosphorylation
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pho·to·phos·phor·y·la·tion
(fō′tō-fŏs′fôr-ə-lā′shən, -fər-)n. Phosphorylation induced by radiant energy in photosynthesis.
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pho•to•phos•pho•ryl•a•tion
(ˌfoʊ təˌfɒs fər əˈleɪ ʃən)
n. phosphorylation that uses light as a source of energy, as during photosynthesis.
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Eukaryotic organisms can perform both cyclic and
noncyclic photophosphorylation. Only in
noncyclic photophosphorylation does the production of NADP[H.sub.2] occur, allowing C[O.sub.2] to be reduced to a carbohydrate.
Sites of heat sensitivity in chloroplasts and differential inactivation of cyclic and
noncyclic photophosphorylation by heating.
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