photorespiration 光呼吸
A light-dependent type of respiration that occurs in most photosynthetic plants and
differs from normal (or dark) respiration.
photosynthesis 光合作用
The synthesis of organic compounds by reduction of carbon dioxide using light
energy absorbed by chorophyll.
photosystem 光合系统
One of the clusters of light-trapping pigments embedded in photosynthetic
membranes. Photosystem I operates during the cyclic pathway; photosystem Ⅱ
operates during both the cyclic and noncyclic pathways. ribulose biphosphate
(RUBP) 核酮糖二磷酸
A compound with a backbone of five carbon atoms that is required for carbon
fixation in the Calvin-Benson cycle of photosynthesis.
thylakoid 类囊体
One of a number of flattened fluid-filled sacs that form the photosynthetic lamellar
system of chloroplasts, photosynthetic bacteria, and blue-green algae.
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