To investigate the in vivo contribution of each Trx isoform to the redox regulatory system, we first quantified the protein concentration of each Trx isoform in the chloroplast stroma. Stromal Environment: Increases In Mg2+, NADPH, Fd red, and a decrease in H+ Couples Calvin cycle to light rxns. Furthermore, there is high concentration of proteins in the cell. In this system, the light signal is sensed by chlorophyll and is further transferred to protein called thioredoxin via the photosynthetic electron flow (Fig. Regulation of the Calvin cycle in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum Phaeodactylum tricornutum is an important model organism for diatoms, one of the prevalent phytoplankton on earth. Regulation of the Calvin Cycle ; Photorespiration ; CO2 concentrating mechanisms ; Sucrose and starch synthesis; 24 UDP-Glucose. CP12 is a small nuclear encoded chloroplast protein of higher plants, which was recently shown to interact with NAD(P)H–glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH; EC [1.2.1.13][1]), one of the key enzymes of the reductive pentosephosphate cycle (Calvin cycle). Calvin cycle is operated by 11 different enzymes that catalyze 13 reactions. This is due to the fact that majority of the intermediates of the Calvin cycle are also the intermediates in the pathway of sucrose synthesis or in the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway. The three phases of the Calvin cycle, fixation, reduction, and regeneration require specific enzymes to ensure proper regulation. These results were obtained under specific growth conditions of 300 |iM m~2 S-1 irradiance and a temperature of 20°C. It is now well established that a small fraction of light generated electron flow is diverted to serve a signalling purpose (41). Each of these phases are tightly regulated and require unique and specific enzymes. It is now well established that a small fraction of light generated electron flow is diverted to serve a signalling purpose (41). The 3-PG molecules synthesized in phase 1 are reduced to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P). Phosphoribulokinase 5. The first phase is carboxylation, where CO2 reacts with 3 molecules of rubisco to carboxylate ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate to yield 6 molecules of 3-phosphoglycerate. [ "article:topic", "authorname:boundless", "Calvin cycle", "Rubisco", "showtoc:no", "license:ccbysa" ], https://bio.libretexts.org/@app/auth/3/login?returnto=https%3A%2F%2Fbio.libretexts.org%2FBookshelves%2FMicrobiology%2FBook%253A_Microbiology_(Boundless)%2F5%253A_Microbial_Metabolism%2F5.12%253A_Biosynthesis%2F5.12E%253A_Regulation_of_the_Calvin_Cycle, 5.12D: Intermediates Produced During the Calvin Cycle, information contact us at info@libretexts.org, status page at https://status.libretexts.org, Outline the three major phases of the Calvin cycle: carbon fixation, reduction, and regeneration of ribulose, Triose phosphate isomerase: converts all G3P molecules into DHAP, Aldolase and fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase: converts G3P and DHAP into fructose 6-phosphate, Transketolase: removes two carbon molecules in fructose 6-phosphate to produce erythrose 4-phosphate (E4P); the two removed carbons are added to G3P to produce xylulose-5-phosphate (Xu5P), Aldolase: converts E4P and a DHAP to sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphate, Sedoheptulase-1,7-bisphosphatase: cleaves the sedohetpulose-1,7-bisphosphate into sedoheptulase-7-phosphate (S7P), Transketolase: removes two carbons from S7P and two carbons are transferred to one of the G3P molecules producing ribose-5-phosphate (R5P)and another Xu5P, Phosphopentose isomerase: converts the R5P into ribulose-5-phosphate (Ru5P), Phosphopentose epimerase: converts the Xu5P into Ru5P, Phosphoribulokinase: phosphorylates Ru5P into ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate. This process requires ATP and specific enzymes. Light triggered changes in the activities of these enzymes are correlated with reduction of disulfides. The sum of reactions in the Calvin cycle is the following: 3 CO 2 + 6 NADPH + 6 H + + 9 ATP → glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) + 6 NADP + + 9 ADP + 3 H Finally, SBPase is subject to negative feedback regulation by sedoheptulose-7-phosphate and inorganic phosphate, the products of the reaction it catalyzes. As a consequence are C 4 plants able to use even trace amounts of carbon dioxide. Antisense RNA technology has been used widely to produce transgenic plants with reduced levels of photosynthetic enzymes (12). This phenomenon of end product inhibition also counteracts imbalances in the flows of carbon and esterified phosphates around the cycle.Ribulose-5-P (Ru-5-P) and ADP inhibition of PRK and 3-PGA kinase also co-ordinates the use of ATP as over consumption of ATP by PRK would result in an accumulation of 3-PGA, because 3-PGA kinase has low affinity for ATP (50). The Calvin Cycle, also known as the Calvin-Benson Cycle, refers to the set of light independent redox reactions that takes place in the chloroplasts during photosynthesis and carbon fixation that would convert carbon dioxide into the sugar glucose.Furthermore, the cycle also refers to the reactions involved in photosynthesis that use the energy that is stored by the light-dependent … The aim of this review is to detail the well-established mechanisms of redox regulation of Calvin-Benson cycle enzymes as well as the most recent reports indicating that this pathway is tightly controlled by multiple interconnected redox post-translational modifications. The Calvin–Benson (CB) cycle in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria fixes most of the carbon in most of the biomass on Earth. This reducing process is mediated by both ATP and NADPH. As remarked by Furbank and Taylor (7), one of the greatest challenges in the area of photosynthesis is to use the large body of information available in literature on the enzymes of the pathway and their regulation to understand and perhaps improve photosynthetic performance of whole plant. 28 Regulation of starch and sucrose biosynthesis. The phosphate translocator plays a crucial role in the control of carbon partitioning. However, in recent studies, it has been shown that these specificities are much less strict than thought previously (43). The following is a brief summary of each enzyme and its role in the regeneration of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate in the order it appears in this specific phase. A few other enzymes namely NADP-malate dehydrogenase and coupling factor (CFl-ATPase) are also regulated by this system in the chloroplasts (10). The role … Two thioredoxin isoforms are present in chloroplasts, which have been named as m and / according to their specificities towards their initially defined target enzymes: NADP-malate dehydrogenase and FBPase, respectively. In this process, carbon dioxide and water are converted into organic compounds that are necessary for metabolic and cellular processes. Light plays an important role in the regulation of enzymes involved in the photosynthetic carbon reduction cycle (the Calvin cycle) of chloroplasts in higher plants. RuBP activase ; Light induction of Calvin cycle gene expression ; Enzyme activites regulated by redox state of the chloroplast; 3 The Calvin cycle is what is referred to as the dark reactions in photosynthesis. Regulation of Calvin Cycle Regulation prevents the Calvin Cycle from being active in the dark, when it might function in a futile cycle with Glycolysis & Pentose Phosphate Pathway, wasting ATP & NADPH. Since diatoms arose as a result of secondary endosymbiosis with one or more Plantae ancestors, their precise evolutionary history is enigmatic and complex resulting in biochemical variations on the original CBB cycle theme. 23.2 Regulation of the Calvin Cycle 1. 29 Pi. 2. Export is restricted due to limitation of Pi, and consequently the ratio of [PGA]/[Pi] in the chloroplast increases, which causes allosteric activation of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (ADPGPPase), a regulatory enzyme in the process of starch biosynthesis. Regulation of Calvin Cycle Regulation prevents the Calvin Cycle from being active in the dark, when it might function in a futile cycle with Glycolysis & Pentose Phosphate Pathway, wasting ATP & NADPH. Here, one carbon atom from the carbon dioxide is added or fixed to a five-carbon acceptor sugar molecule, ribulose bisphosphate, or RuBP, in a reaction catalyzed by the enzyme Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate-carboxylase-oxygenase, or RuBisCo for short. Saccharides. It is divided into three phases. This effect is suppressed by addition of DCMU, a well known inhibitor of photosynthetic electron flow. Have questions or comments? In doing so, it links the metabolic processes of chloroplast with those of the cytosol (40, 45-49). With the goal to study the regulation of carbon metabolism, we investigated a broad range of relevant models for their suitability to provide the basis for further modeling efforts. 2. This is also accompanied by uptake of CI" and a flux of Mg2+ in the stroma. Photosynthetic carbon assimilation, like any other important aspect of metabolism, must be regulated if it is to function effectively. The second stage is where the Calvin cycle comes in. Under steady state conditions, one sixth of the end-product of photosynthesis is either exported or stored in the chloroplast as starch. During the third phase of the Calvin cycle, regeneration of RuBisCO occurs. The expression of Calvin cycle genes is regulated by a wide spectrum of factors, though the molecular details of the regulation have yet to be unraveled. Moreover, one cannot make correct estimates of the inhibitor/activator concentrations and substrate levels within cellular compartments in vivo. The enzymes involved in this process include: triose phosphate isomerase, aldolase, fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase, transketolase, sedoheptulase-1,7-bisphosphatase, phosphopentose isomerase, phosphopentose epimerase, and phosphoribulokinase. ous in vitro experiments have suggested that the f-type Trx (Trx f) is the main redox regulator of chloroplast enzymes, including Calvin cycle enzymes. Here is a look at the redox reactions that occur during the Calvin cycle. A number of enzymes of Calvin cycle are also inhibited by their end products, or by the intermediates occurring later in the cycle; for example FBPase is inhibited by fru-6-P and SBPase by sedoheptulose-7-P. 2. Topics in photosynthesis. Findings that suggest the existence of multienzyme-like Calvin cycle complexes are summarized. The chloroplast ferredoxin-thioredoxin system. Calvin Cycle 2 Lecture Outline 1. "Light in the Dark(reaction) - Calvin Cycle and its regulation by light" As part of the DFG funded research group 1261 the specific light driven regulation of the diatom Calvin Cycle pathway shall be investigated. This comparison identified and ranked genetic adaptations that may enable Calvin cycle operation. Remember Cellulose b-D-1,4-glucosyl . The CB cycle is regulated by the redox state, which enables it to be turned off in the dark. Plants with reduced Rubisco protein were able to compensate by fully activating the remaining enzyme. This happens due to coupling of photosynthetic electron transport to proton uptake in thylakoid space, establishing proton gradient to drive phosphorylation. The genes for SBPase and FBPase are related. This in turn switches on a series of events as discussed earlier by Stitt (39). Legal. Title: Regulation of the Calvin Cycle 1. Reduced thioredoxin can reduce disulfides of several target enzymes, most of which are weakly active or inactive in the oxidized form. Stromal Environment: Increases In Mg2+, NADPH, Fd red, and a decrease in H+ Couples Calvin cycle to light rxns. This is mainly because of the fact that the regulatory and kinetic characteristics of the enzymes in vitro are difficult to be extrapolated to the cellular environment of the intact plant (7). Besides antisense technology, a high level expression of a native or heterologous proteins to increase flux through a pathway, divert flux or change the regulatory properties of an enzyme is a powerful tool for understanding regulation of photosynthesis. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GapAB) and CP12 are two major players in controlling the inactivation of the Calvin cycle in land plants at night. Stitt and Sonnewald (8) and Stitt (39) have dealt in detail the regulatory capacity of various enzymes of Calvin cycle and have analyzed their properties with regard to control of photosynthetic flux. Request PDF | The Calvin Cycle and Its Regulation | The Calvin cycle is the starting point of carbon metabolism in higher plants. Additionally, aldolase can be utilized to promote a reverse reaction in gluconeogenesis as well. Besides Rubisco, other enzymes of Calvin cycle whose expression has been reduced in C3 plants include: GAPDH (55), FBPase (56), SBPase (57), aldolase (58), PRK (59-61) etc. These reactions occur in the stroma of the chloroplast, which is the fluid-filled region between the thylakoid membrane and inner membrane of the organelle. There are various organisms that utilize the Calvin cycle for production of organic compounds including cyanobacteria and purple and green bacteria. Furthermore, Calvin cycle activity depends on complex dissociation, controlled by the ratio of NADPH to NADP, which is directly linked to the light-driven electron flux in the thylakoid membranes . Besides bringing favourable changes in stroma of chloroplast as discussed above, light directly activates some of the enzymes of Calvin cycle. However, evidence for their individual contributions to controlling photosynthetic flux in vivo is largely circumstantial. These regulatory functions prevent the Calvin cycle from being respired to carbon dioxide. In this process, carbon dioxide and water are converted into organic compounds that are necessary for metabolic and cellular processes. A number of good reviews have already appeared on regulatory aspects of Calvin cycle (1, 2, 4, 11, 38, 39). Therefore, aldolase is said to regulate a reverse reaction in the Calvin cycle. Abiotic stress on plants can be defined as a condition in which abiotic factors hamper the plants from achieving its maximum growth and reproductive potential. Regulation of the Calvin Cycle 4. This inhibition by end products complements the substrate level modulation of thioredoxin activation, which allows a sharp increase in enzyme activation and activity when substrate concentration rises, and restricts activity when substrate concentration falls (39). NADPH-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase Generally there are four regulation systems 4-Dec … The inner envelope provides an effective barrier to the movement of most of the compounds between the two cell compartments. The Calvin cycle requires various enzymes to ensure proper regulation occurs and can be divided into three major phases: carbon fixation, reduction, and regeneration of ribulose. 2). Under these circumstances Rubisco could be considered as a limiting enzyme. Indeed, the activities of several chloroplastic enzymes are enhanced or triggered by light. It is demonstrated that not only the reactions of non-equilibrium enzymes, as the carboxylation of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate, but reactions that operate close to a thermodynamic equilibrium, especially the reduction of 3-phosphoglycerate and the transketolase reaction can significantly influence the total turnover period in the Calvin cycle. The expression of Calvin cycle genes is regulated by a wide spectrum of factors, though the molecular details of the regulation have yet to be unraveled. Triose-P. Glc-1-P. Glc-NtDP. Site directed mutagenesis and expression of heterologous enzymes allow the significance of regulatory properties of an enzyme to be investigated in vitro. These events create an alkaline environment in the stroma and increase Mg2+ from about 1-3 mM in the dark to 3-6 mM in the light. Regulation of the Calvin cycle and its enzymes under abiotic stresses. In Plantae, the Calvin–Benson–Bassham (CBB) cycle is highly regulated and most of its enzymes have been thoroughly studied. ratio increases, which helps in the creation of reducing environment in the chloroplast. The Calvin Cycle fixes carbon makes reduced carbon compounds 2. The problem with oxygen – Photorespiration 5. Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 3. Sedoheptul0se-1,7-bisphosphatase 4. Anyone who intends to model this system will look at existing models to adapt, refine and improve them. Adopted a LibreTexts for your class? In this process, carbon dioxide and water are converted into organic compounds that are necessary for metabolic and cellular processes. The molecular basis of redox-modulated light regulation through the thioredoxin system and its importance for flexible control of the pathway under varying … The major modes of regulation of Calvin cycle are as under: On illumination of chloroplast, photosynthetic electron transport reduces NADP to NADPH and phosphorylates ADP to ATP. The “key” regulatory enzymes are RuBisCO, FBPase, SBPase, and PRK. The Km of the phosphate translocator for 3-PGA, triose-P and Pi is much low as compared to other sugar phosphates. Transgenic approaches have indicated that this regulatory mechanism constitutes a rapid means to adjust the enzyme activity to metabolic needs (10). 25 Saccharide Synthesis Overview. Energy (in the form of ATP) would be wasted in carrying out these reactions that have no net productivity. The regulation of the Calvin cycle requires many key enzymes to ensure proper carbon fixation. However, in this specific phase of the Calvin cycle, it is used in reverse. To prove this hypothesis, Hudson et al (53) produced a range of phenotypes in which both photosynthesis and growth were adversely affected suggesting that when the plants were grown under high light and CO2 concentration, Rubisco activity exerts a high degree of control over photosynthetic carbon flux. Illumination also increases the pH of the stroma from about 7.0 in the dark to about 8.0-8.5 in the light. 24. Even though the cycle is called the dark reaction phase, the aforementioned reaction do not really occur in the dark. Fig. On this basis, the regulation of the Calvin cycle is analyzed. 26 Plastids Starch Synthesis. This may have its implications in regulation. This effect is suppressed by addition of DCMU, a well known inhibito… NTP (ATP/UTP) PPi. Moreover, the two should also be produced in the required stoichiometry, as shortage of ATP leads to an accumulation of NADPH. Some Pi is released within the stroma when triose-P are utilized for, starch synthesis. Some of these problems can be overcome by use of modern techniques of molecular biology particularly recombinant DNA technology and genetic transformation. Natural Erectile Dysfunction Treatment System. This specific phase involves a series of reactions in which there are a variety of enzymes required to ensure proper regulation. The LibreTexts libraries are Powered by MindTouch® and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program, and Merlot. The results from this work have shown that decrease in SBPase activity results in a significant reduction in the rate of light and CO 2 saturated photosynthesis (57). 27 Starch is a branched polymer. Diatoms are unicellular, eukaryotic and photoautotrophic microalgae, which contribute greatly to the global carbon cycle efficiently transforming CO 2 into carbon The Calvin cycle is a process utilized to ensure carbon dioxide fixation. During active CO2 fixation, 40-50% of NADP is always in the reduced state. Hence the rise in NADPH and ATP levels in light will exert major control on photosynthesis as the cycle cannot function without continuous supply of ATP and NADPH. Regulation of the Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle in the enigmatic diatoms: biochemical and evolutionary variations on an original theme Erik Jensen Aix Marseille Univ CNRS, BIP UMR 7281, 31 Chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13402 Marseille Cedex 20, France Besides bringing favourable changes in stroma of chloroplast as discussed above, light directly activates some of the enzymes of Calvin cycle. Structure And Composition Of The Starch Granule. The thioredoxins are ubiquitous low molecular weight (12 KDa) proteins which undergo reversible oxidation and reduction through changes in the disulfide group (S-S -►2SH). The fructose-1,6-bisphosphate formed in phase 2 is then converted into fructose-6-phosphate. The Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle is responsible for CO 2 assimilation and carbohydrate production in oxyphototrophs. On the other hand, transgenic plants with reduced levels of FBPase, GAPDH and PRK showed little effect on photosynthetic carbon assimilation until activities were reduced to below 35% of wild type levels (55, 56, 58, 59). If external Pi is increased as during active sucrose synthesis, the balance between internal storage and export would drift towards export. Topics ; Regulation of the Calvin Cycle ; Photorespiration ; CO2 concentrating mechanisms ; Sucrose and starch synthesis; 2. Regulation of the Calvin cycle. These enzymes play a major role as they control the rate of CO 2 fixation. What Can You Take To Boost Testosterone Levels. Light activates, or dark inhibits, the Calvin Cycle (previously called the “dark reaction”) in several ways. One of the two G3P molecules formed are further converted to dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) and the enzyme aldolase is used to combine G3P and DHAP to form fructose-1,6-bisphosphate. The reactions of the Calvin cycle could be divided into three primary stages: the carbon fixation stage, the reduction stage, and the regeneration of the starting molecule. On further increase in Pi, export would start to compete with regeneration as well as with internal storage, and photosynthesis would tend to decrease. Reduction phase is actually divided into … Redox regulation of the Calvin-Benson cycle: something old, something new. Activation of RUBISCO by light: addition of CO 2 to lysine (201), which is favored by alkaline pH and increased 2+Mg 3. Hence, the operation of Pi translocator is tuned to the rate of photosynthesis. The carbon dioxide is combined with ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate to form two 3-phosphoglycerate molecules (3-PG). The inconsistencies between the two studies discussed above arose mainly due to differences in growth conditions of transformants, confirming that contribution of Rubisco to the control of photosynthesis would depend on the short-term and long-term conditions (8, 54). GapB originated from a GapA gene duplication and differs from GapA by the presence of a specific C-terminal extension that was recruited from CP12. The m-type Trx (Trx m), which consists of four isoforms, was the … Regulation of the transport of Calvin cycle intermediates across the chloroplast envelope is another important factor in the control of the metabolism. The Calvin Cycle or the Light independent reactions of photosynthesis are chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and other compounds into glucose. For more information contact us at info@libretexts.org or check out our status page at https://status.libretexts.org. The second phase is reduction of 3-phosphoglyceraldehyde to give glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. Besides, light also regulates the activities of chloroplastic enzymes by a different mechanism. Similarly, PRK is inhibited by both RuBP and ADP. We contrasted 1,020 genomes of microbes carrying the most widespread carbon dioxide fixation pathway, the Calvin cycle, to genomes of closest relatives lacking this pathway. The information contained under the above four heads has thrown light on regulatory properties of various enzymes of Calvin cycle in vitro. Regulation … What Is the Keto Diet and Should You Try It? Its affinity for carbon dioxide is by far higher than that of Rubisco, the first enzyme of the CALVIN cycle. In these experiments, Rubisco activity was reduced to about 40% without having even marginal effect on photosynthesis (52). These are as follows. The Calvin cycle is the cycle of chemical reactions performed by plants to “fix” carbon from CO 2 into three-carbon sugars.. Later, plants and animals can turn these three-carbon compounds into amino acids, nucleotides, and more complex sugars such as starches.. Hence the reaction catalyzed by phosphoglycerate kinase, GAPDH and PRK requiring ATP/NADPH produced during photosynthetic electron transport will not occur in dark. The ratio of ATP/ADP rises from 0.2-1.0 in the dark to 1.0 -5.0 in the light. Recent research has focussed on the intramolecular mechanism by which the reduction status of the chloroplastic enzyme affects its catalytic properties. Activation of RUBISCO by light: addition of CO 2 to lysine (201), which is favored by alkaline pH and increased 2+Mg 3. Rubisco activase (62-64) and carbonic anhydrase (65) have also been manipulated. These changes in the stromal environment favourably affect the number of enzymes of Calvin cycle as they function optimally in alkaline environment and many of them require Mg2+ (40). In autotrophic plants, the Calvin Cycle starts when atmospheric carbon dioxide eventually diffuses into the stroma of the chloroplast. Findings that suggest the existence of multienzyme-like Calvin cycle complexes are summarized. Modeling the Calvin-Benson cycle has a history in the field of theoretical biology. Evolutionary origin SBPase and FBPase (fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase) are both phosphatases that catalyze similar during the Calvin cycle. The last phase of the Calvin cycle, regeneration, is considered the most complex and regulated phase of the cycle. Additionally, thioredoxin also deactivates glu-6-P dehydrogenase, a regulatory enzyme of oxidative pentose phosphate pathway. One part of this regulatory system is the small protein CP12, which binds to 2 essential CB-cycle enzymes in the dark, inactivating them. cycle of chemical reactions performed by plants to “fix” carbon from CO2 into three-carbon sugars On this basis, the regulation of the Calvin cycle is analyzed. Phosphorylation of ADP to ATP increases the adenylate energy charge of the chloroplast stroma resulting in the increase in the levels of ATP and decrease in the levels of ADP, AMP and Pi. Both these pathways are located in the cytosol of mesophyll cells. However, so far these techniques have remained unexploited. The Calvin cycle reactions (Figure 2) can be organized into three basic stages: fixation, reduction, and regeneration. However, different enzymes are not activated to the same extent and by the same mechanism. Reactions of the Calvin Cycle – anabolic pathway input of NADPH + H+, input of ATP 3. The enzyme aldolase is typically characterized as a glycolytic enzyme with the ability to split fructose 1,6-bisphosphate into DHAP and G3P. However, different enzymes are not activated to the same extent and by the same mechanism. RuBisCO is only active during the day as its substrate, ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate, is not generated in the dark. RuBisCO enzymatic activity is regulated by numerous factors including: ions, RuBisCO activase, ATP /ADP and reduction/oxidation states, phosphate and carbon dioxide. RuBisCO is identified as the most abundant enzyme on earth, to date. After this final enzyme performs this conversion, the Calvin cycle is considered complete. PEPC occurs in small amounts (roughly 2 - 3 %) also in C 3 plants, where it, too, has a key position in the metabolic regulation. Unless otherwise noted, LibreTexts content is licensed by CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. The Calvin cycle requires various enzymes to ensure proper regulation occurs and can be divided into three major phases: Each of these phases are tightly regulated and require unique and specific enzymes. This phase is characterized by the conversion of G3P, which was produced in earlier phase, back to ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate. The Calvin cycle is a process utilized to ensure carbon dioxide fixation. Rubisco only had significant flux control coefficient for photosynthesis in extremely high light (in excess of 1500 mol m_2 s"1) or in low N conditions (53, 54). It is a typically eubacterial pathway, as … The expression of Calvin cycle genes is regulated by a wide spectrum of factors, though the molecular details of the regulation have yet to be unraveled. Even in plants with only 35% reduction in SBPase activity, the photosynthetic capacity was reduced and flux control coefficient values for photosynthesis from 0.55 to 0.75 were obtained. 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