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Cyclic Photophosphorylation

 Cyclic Photophosphorylation happens with the help of photosynthesis, a process

of producing carbohydrates by green plants using carbon dioxide and water in
the presence of sunlight .
 It is the type of Photophosphorylation, which occurs within the lamellae of
chloroplasts. Cyclic Photophosphorylation is a light-dependent reaction in which
the high energy electrons are released in a cyclic pathway from P700 to ps1.
 When plants use light energy from photosynthesis to convert ADP to ATP, the
process is known as Photophosphorylation.
Two- Step Process

 The Light Reaction which takes place in the grana of the chloroplast where light
energy gets converted to chemical energy as ATP and NADPH. In this reaction,
the addition of phosphate in the presence of light or the synthesizing of ATP by
cells is known as photophosphorylation.
 While in the Dark Reaction, the energy produced previously in the light reaction
is utilized to fix carbon dioxide to carbohydrates. The location where this
happens is the stroma of the chloroplast.
 In prokaryotes, the process of photosynthesis
is used for the production of energy and not
for the formation of biological molecules.
Cyclic Photophosphorylation is the process, in
which systems (like prokaryotes), just
accomplishes the ADP to ATP for immediate
energy for the cells.
 This type of photophosphorylation usually
occurs in the thylakoid membrane. The
electron begins in a pigment complex called
photosystem I in cyclic electron flow. It then
further passes from the primary acceptor to
ferredoxin and eventually to cytochrome b6f.
Cytochrome b6f is similar to what is found in
mitochondria. The electron then passes to
plastocyanin before returning to chlorophyll.
 A proton-motive force is produced throughout this electron transport
chain which pumps H+ ions across the membrane and produces a
concentration gradient that can be used to power ATP synthase during
chemiosmosis. This entire pathway is known as cyclic
photophosphorylation. It neither produces O2 nor NADPH.
 Questions about Cyclic
Photophosphorylation
What is
Photophosphorylation?
 Photophosphorylation is
the process of producing
ATP molecules from the
ADP during the
biological process of
photosynthesis in the
presence of light energy;
therefore it is also called
as the light-dependent
reactions.
Where does
Photophosphorylation occur?
 Photophosphorylation is
the light-dependent
reaction, which occurs in
the chloroplasts of the
plant cells, specifically, in
the thylakoid membranes.
What is cyclic
Photophosphorylation?
 It is the type of
Photophosphorylatio
n, which occurs
within the lamellae
of chloroplasts. Cyclic
Photophosphorylatio
n is a light-
dependent reaction
in which the high
energy electrons are
released in a cyclic
pathway from P700
to ps1.
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