3 RuBP

 
Chapter 4: The Calvin Cycle

 

C             C             C                            

                                                                                                                               

C             C             C                                            

                                                                               

C             C             C                                                                                            

 

C             C             C

               

C             C             C

 

 

 


                   (1)

Carbons Left Over are rearranged.into RuBP

 
 

 


RUBISCO

O-C-O

O-C-O

O-C-O

 
 


                               

                                                               

                                               

 


                   (2)

Unstable

 
 


                                                                                                                                               

 


C             C             C

 


C             C             C

 


C             C             C

 


C             C             C

 

C             C             C

 

C             C             C

 

 

 

 


                  (3)

 

PGAL

 
 


(4)

 
C             C             C                            

                                                               

C             C             C                                            

 

C             C             C

                                                                                                     

Carbohydrate

 
C             C             C

               

C             C             C

 

C             C             C