The synthesis of ATP during photosynthesis,
coupled to the cyclic electron transfer to and
from P700, involve in photosystem I, using a
series of electron carriers.
Purpose
to produce ATP faster
Why?
to produce 1 molecule of glucose, 18
ATP and 12 NADPH are required.
not enough ATP are synthesized in
non-cyclic photophosphorylation
Pathway
What triggers it?
accumulation of NADPH from
non-cyclic
photophosphorylation
as result, switch from non cyclic
photophosphorylation to cyclic
photophosphorylation