ExSoldier wrote:
So I have an exam comming out on this freaking hard chapter(Biochemistry) in my Bio class. Hope someone can clarify this for me.
(( Correct me if I'm wrong ))
So I understand that during the Calvin-Benson cycle, CO2 combines with 5-Carbon(RuBP) to become 6-Carbon(unstable) which splits into 2 3-Carbons(PGA)(Stable). Then with the ATP and NADPH from Light Reactions(Light-dependant reaction), the PGA becomes PGAL which can be used to make Glucose.
(( Correct me if I'm wrong ))
I also read that in Aerobic Cellular respiration, very similar things happens. Glucose (6-Carbon) becomes Pyruvate (2 3-Carbon) which then both fuses with Coenzyme A to form Acetyl CoA.
Is it a coincidence that the Calvin-Benson cycle and Aerobic Cellular respiration both involves 6-Carbon splitting into 2 3-Carbons? Are they in some way the exact same thing? I'm confused
1).... SILKROAD FORUMS... really dude... you're going to ask a biochem question on this forum...
2) It's similar probably due to their function. Both function to provide energy, so the mechanism will be similar. They aren't the same thing since Calvin is for plants and aerobic is for animals.
Aerobic is much longer than Calvin, and is going the opposite way of Calvin. Calvin is taking a 5-carbon molecule and making into 3-carbon so that it can be reformed into a 6 carbon sugar for plant usage. Aerobic is breaking down 6-carbon sugars into pyruvate and using that to go through TCA and Oxidative phosphorylation to generate ATP.
3) You know, Teachers and TA's have emails... use them...
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