Calvin–Benson cycle

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biological pathway
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Calvin_cycle
gptkb:Calvin–Benson–Bassham_cycle
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Melvin_Calvin
gptkb:James_Bassham
gptkb:Andrew_Benson
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1950s
gptkbp:hasBiologicalActivity gptkb:aldolase
gptkb:glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate_dehydrogenase
gptkb:phosphoglycerate_kinase
gptkb:phosphoribulokinase
gptkb:transketolase
gptkb:triose_phosphate_isomerase
fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase
fructose-bisphosphate aldolase
ribulose-5-phosphate epimerase
ribulose-5-phosphate isomerase
sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase
gptkbp:hasIntermediate gptkb:3-phosphoglycerate
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
1,3-bisphosphoglycerate
fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
dihydroxyacetone phosphate
erythrose-4-phosphate
fructose-6-phosphate
ribose-5-phosphate
ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate
ribulose-5-phosphate
sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphate
sedoheptulose-7-phosphate
xylulose-5-phosphate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Calvin–Benson cycle
gptkbp:keyEnzyme gptkb:RuBisCO
gptkbp:mainFunction carbon fixation
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Melvin_Calvin
gptkb:James_Bassham
gptkb:Andrew_Benson
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear Melvin Calvin won Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1961 for work on the cycle
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:algae
gptkb:Bacteria
chloroplast
plants
stroma
gptkbp:partOf photosynthesis
gptkbp:producesMolecule gptkb:ADP
NADP+
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
inorganic phosphate
gptkbp:requires autotrophic organisms
gptkbp:requiresLight no
gptkbp:step carbon fixation
reduction phase
regeneration of RuBP
gptkbp:type dark reaction
gptkbp:usesMolecule gptkb:ATP
CO2
NADPH
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Calvin_cycle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6