LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

BIOCHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
adding a phosphate group to a molecule using energy from light
A
phosphorylation
B
photophosphorylation
C
cellular reaction
D
molecular currency
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Few examples are, addition of phosphate group to ADP to form ATP, an addition of phosphate group to glucose to form glucose-6-phosphate. When this phosphorylation is coupled with photons, energy coming from light, it is called as photophosphorylation.

Detailed explanation-2: -In this very light reaction, the addition of phosphate in the presence of light or the synthesizing of ATP by cells is known as photophosphorylation.

Detailed explanation-3: -ATP is able to power cellular processes by transferring a phosphate group to another molecule (a process called phosphorylation). This transfer is carried out by special enzymes that couple the release of energy from ATP to cellular activities that require energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -During oxidative phosphorylation, electrons derived from NADH and FADH2 combine with O2, and the energy released from these oxidation/ reduction reactions is used to drive the synthesis of ATP from ADP.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the process of photosynthesis, the phosphorylation of ADP to form ATP using the energy of sunlight is called photophosphorylation. Cyclic photophosphorylation occurs in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions, driven by the main primary source of energy available to living organisms, which is sunlight.

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