Question

In photosynthesis, photolysis of water is used in (a) Reduction of NADP (b) Oxidation of NADP (e) Oxidation of FAD (d) None of the above

Answer 1

"In photosynthesis, photolysis of water is used in (a) Reduction of NADP.

Photolysis is the process by which water molecules are split into oxygen and hydrogen ions using light energy as catalyst.

When two molecules of water are photolyzed, one molecule of oxygen, two protons and two electrons are released.

These electrons then enter the electron transport chain where they are involved in the reduction of NADP+ to NADPH.

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