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. 2016 May;128(2):215-7.
doi: 10.1007/s11120-015-0212-z. Epub 2015 Dec 24.

The carbon (formerly dark) reactions of photosynthesis

Bob B Buchanan  1
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The carbon (formerly dark) reactions of photosynthesis

Bob B Buchanan. Photosynth Res. 2016 May.

Abstract

In this brief account, I describe the background for dividing photosynthesis into "light" and "dark" reactions and show how this concept changed to "light" and "carbon" reactions as science in the field advanced.

Keywords: Dark reactions; F.F. Blackman; Light activation; Light reactions; O. Warburg; Thioredoxin.

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