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Lesson 06
Overview: The Process That Feeds the Biosphere
(a) Plants
Vein
Mesophyll
Stomata
CO2 O2
Chloroplast
Mesophyll cell
Outer
membrane
Thylakoid
Intermembrane 5 µm
Stroma Thylakoid space
Granum
space
Inner
membrane
1 µm
Fig. 10-3a
Leaf cross section
Vein
Mesophyll
Stomata
CO2 O2
Chloroplast
Mesophyll cell
5 µm
Fig. 10-3b
Chloroplast
Outer
membrane
Thylakoid
Intermembrane
Stroma Granum Thylakoid space
space
Inner
membrane
1 µm
Tracking Atoms Through Photosynthesis
H2O
Light
NADP+
ADP
+ P
i
Light
Reactions
Chloroplast
Fig. 10-5-2
H2O
Light
NADP+
ADP
+ P
i
Light
Reactions
ATP
NADPH
Chloroplast
O2
Fig. 10-5-3
H2O CO2
Light
NADP+
ADP
+ P
i
Calvin
Light Cycle
Reactions
ATP
NADPH
Chloroplast
O2
Fig. 10-5-4
H2O CO2
Light
NADP+
ADP
+ P
i
Calvin
Light Cycle
Reactions
ATP
NADPH
Chloroplast
O2 [CH2O]
(sugar)
The light reactions convert solar energy to the
chemical energy of ATP and NADPH
1m
10–5 nm 10–3 nm 1 nm 103 nm 106 nm (109 nm) 103 m
Visible light
Light
Reflected
light
Chloroplast
Absorbed Granum
light
Transmitted
light
• Chlorophyll a is the main photosynthetic
pigment
• Accessory pigments, such as chlorophyll b,
broaden the spectrum used for photosynthesis
• Accessory pigments called carotenoids
absorb excessive light that would damage
chlorophyll
Fig. 10-10
CH3 in chlorophyll a
CHO in chlorophyll b
Porphyrin ring:
light-absorbing
“head” of molecule;
note magnesium
atom at center
Hydrocarbon tail:
interacts with hydrophobic
regions of proteins inside
thylakoid membranes of
chloroplasts; H atoms not
shown
Excitation of Chlorophyll by Light
Excited
e– state
Energy of electron
Heat
Photon
(fluorescence)
Photon Ground
Chlorophyll state
molecule
Photosystem STROMA
Photon
Light-harvesting Reaction-center Primary
complexes complex electron
acceptor
Thylakoid membrane
e–
Primary 4
acceptor
Pq
2
H 2O e– Cytochrome
2 H+
complex
+
1/ O2 3
2
Pc
e–
e–
P680 5
1 Light
ATP
Pigment
molecules
Photosystem II
(PS II)
• In PS I (like PS II), transferred light energy
excites P700, which loses an electron to an
electron acceptor
• P700+ (P700 that is missing an electron)
accepts an electron passed down from PS II
via the electron transport chain
Fig. 10-13-4
Primary
Primary 4 acceptor
acceptor
Pq e–
2
H 2O e– Cytochrome
2 H+
complex
+
1/ O2 3
2
Pc
e–
e– P700
P680 5 Light
1 Light 6
ATP
Pigment
molecules
Photosystem I
(PS I)
Photosystem II
(PS II)
• Each electron “falls” down an electron transport
chain from the primary electron acceptor of PS
I to the protein ferredoxin (Fd)
• The electrons are then transferred to NADP+
and reduce it to NADPH
• The electrons of NADPH are available for the
reactions of the Calvin cycle
Primary
Primary 4 acceptor 7
acceptor Fd
Pq e–
2 e– 8
H 2O e– e– NADP+
Cytochrome
2 H+ NADP+ + H+
complex
+ reductase
1/ O 3 NADPH
2 2
Pc
e–
e– P700
P680 5 Light
1 Light 6
ATP
Pigment
molecules
Photosystem I
(PS I)
Photosystem II
(PS II)
Fig. 10-14
e–
ATP
e– e–
NADPH
e–
e–
e–
Mill
makes
ATP
e–
Photosystem II Photosystem I
Cyclic Electron Flow
Primary
Primary acceptor
Fd
acceptor Fd
NADP+
Pq
NADP+ + H+
reductase
Cytochrome NADPH
complex
Pc
Photosystem I
Photosystem II ATP
A Comparison of Chemiosmosis in Chloroplasts
and Mitochondria
MITOCHONDRION CHLOROPLAST
STRUCTURE STRUCTURE
H+ Diffusion
Intermembrane Thylakoid
space space
Electron
Inner Thylakoid
transport
membrane chain membrane
ATP
synthase
Matrix Stroma
Key
ADP + P i
ATP
Higher [H+] H+
Lower [H+]
• ATP and NADPH are produced on the side
facing the stroma, where the Calvin cycle takes
place
• In summary, light reactions generate ATP and
increase the potential energy of electrons by
moving them from H2O to NADPH
STROMA
(low H+ concentration) Cytochrome
Photosystem II Photosystem I
complex
4 H+ Light NADP+
Light reductase
Fd 3
NADP+ + H+
Pq NADPH
e– Pc
e– 2
H2 O
THYLAKOID SPACE 1 1/
2 O2
(high H+ concentration) +2 H+ 4 H+
To
Calvin
Cycle
Thylakoid
membrane ATP
synthase
STROMA
ADP
(low H+ concentration)
+ ATP
Pi
H+
The Calvin cycle uses ATP and NADPH to convert
CO2 to sugar
Rubisco
3 P P
Short-lived
intermediate
3P P 6 P
Ribulose bisphosphate 3-Phosphoglycerate
(RuBP)
Fig. 10-18-2
Input 3 (Entering one
at a time)
CO2
Rubisco
3 P P
Short-lived
intermediate
3P P 6 P
Ribulose bisphosphate 3-Phosphoglycerate
(RuBP) 6 ATP
6 ADP
Calvin
Cycle
6 P P
1,3-Bisphosphoglycerate
6 NADPH
6 NADP+
6 Pi
6 P
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Phase 2:
(G3P) Reduction
1 P Glucose and
Output G3P other organic
(a sugar) compounds
Fig. 10-18-3
Input 3 (Entering one
at a time)
CO2
Rubisco
3 P P
Short-lived
intermediate
3P P 6 P
Ribulose bisphosphate 3-Phosphoglycerate
(RuBP) 6 ATP
6 ADP
3 ADP Calvin
Cycle
6 P P
3 ATP
1,3-Bisphosphoglycerate
6 NADPH
Phase 3:
Regeneration of 6 NADP+
the CO2 acceptor 6 Pi
(RuBP)
5 P
G3P
6 P
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Phase 2:
(G3P) Reduction
1 P Glucose and
Output G3P other organic
(a sugar) compounds
CAM Plants
Sugarcane Pineapple
C4 CAM
CO2 CO2
Mesophyll 1 CO2 incorporated Night
cell Organic acid into four-carbon Organic acid
organic acids
(carbon fixation)
Sugar Sugar
Light
NADP+
ADP
+ P
i
Light RuBP
Reactions: 3-Phosphoglycerate
Photosystem II Calvin
Electron transport chain Cycle
Photosystem I
Electron transport chain
ATP G3P
Starch
NADPH (storage)
Chloroplast
O2 Sucrose (export)
Fig. 10-UN1
H2O CO2
Primary
acceptor
Primary
acceptor Fd
H2O NADP+
Pq NADP+ + H+
reductase
O2 Cytochrome NADPH
complex
Pc
Photosystem I
ATP
Photosystem II
O2
Fig. 10-UN2
3 CO2
Carbon fixation
3 5C 6 3C
Calvin
Cycle
Regeneration of
CO2 acceptor
5 3C
Reduction
1 G3P (3C)