BRAINCAKEEnergy from Glucose.
Glucose produced during photosynthesis contains energy absorbed from sunlight. The energy released from the breakdown of glucose, its used to synthesise ATP by a process called chemiosmosis.
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Key terms in this lesson
- ATP
- Adenosine triphosphate, the universal energy currency of cells, which releases energy for cellular reactions when hydrolysed to ADP and inorganic phosphate.
- Chemiosmosis
- The synthesis of ATP by ATP synthase using the energy of a proton (hydrogen ion) gradient across a membrane.
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- Glycolysis
- Phosphorylation
- Lysis
- Substrate Level Phosphorylation
- The Link Reaction
- The Krebs Cycle.
- oxidative phosphorylation
- ATP Synthase
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