Exam 20: The Calvin Cycle and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway

In the Calvin cycle, 3-phosphoglycerate is ultimately converted into which hexose phosphate?

What is the source of carbons for the Calvin cycle?

Which of the following types of organisms can synthesize glucose from carbon dioxide and water?

Give the sequence of reactions involved in the synthesis of sucrose from two glucose 6-phosphate molecules.

What is the hexose monophosphate pool?

A _______________ intermediate is formed between the carbonyl group of the ketose substrate and the ε-amino group of a lysine residue of transaldolase.