Calvin Cycle
Can also be called the C3 Pathway because it starts by making a 3 carbon molecule
The Calvin Cycle, also known as the light independent reactions or Carbon Fixation, occurs in the Stroma of the Chloroplast.
It uses ATP and NADPH from the Light-Dependent Reactions to convert carbon dioxide into Glucose.
The cycle has three main stages: Carbon Fixation, reduction, and regeneration of RuBP.
The Enzymes RuBisCO catalyzes the first step, binding CO2 to RuBP. This cycle produces G3P, a three-carbon sugar that can be used to form Glucose and other carbohydrates.
The Calvin Cycle regenerates the starting material after molecules enter and leave the cycle, just like the The Krebs Cycle does in animals.
In order for one molecule of glucose to be created you need: