Entry
Name
Photosynthesis
Description
Photosynthesis in green plants and specialized bacteria is the process of utilizing light energy to synthesize organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water. It consists of the light dependent part (light reaction) and the light independent part (dark reaction, carbon fixation). The light reaction takes place in thylakoid, a membrane-bound compartment inside chloroplasts and cyanobacteria. The light energy is used by photosystems I and II to generate proton motive force and reducing power (NADPH or NADH). The proton motive force is used by ATP synthase to generate ATP, essentially in the same way as the mitochondrial respiratory chain. The supplies of ATP and NAD(P)H are then used to fix carbon dioxide.
Class
Metabolism; Energy metabolism
BRITE hierarchy
Pathway map
Module
M00157 F-type ATPase, prokaryotes and chloroplasts [PATH:ko00195 ]
Orthology
K02108 ATPF0A, atpB; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit a
K02109 ATPF0B, atpF; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit b
K02110 ATPF0C, atpE; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit c
K02113 ATPF1D, atpH; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit delta
K02114 ATPF1E, atpC; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit epsilon
K02115 ATPF1G, atpG; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit gamma
K02636 petC; cytochrome b6-f complex iron-sulfur subunit [EC:7.1.1.6 ]
K02637 petD; cytochrome b6-f complex subunit 4
K02640 petG; cytochrome b6-f complex subunit 5
K02642 petL; cytochrome b6-f complex subunit 6
K02643 petM; cytochrome b6-f complex subunit 7
K02692 psaD; photosystem I subunit II
K02693 psaE; photosystem I subunit IV
K02694 psaF; photosystem I subunit III
K02695 psaH; photosystem I subunit VI
K02696 psaI; photosystem I subunit VIII
K02697 psaJ; photosystem I subunit IX
K02698 psaK; photosystem I subunit X
K02699 psaL; photosystem I subunit XI
K02700 psaM; photosystem I subunit XII
K02701 psaN; photosystem I subunit PsaN
K02702 psaX; photosystem I 4.8kDa protein
K02703 psbA; photosystem II P680 reaction center D1 protein [EC:1.10.3.9 ]
K02704 psbB; photosystem II CP47 chlorophyll apoprotein
K02705 psbC; photosystem II CP43 chlorophyll apoprotein
K02706 psbD; photosystem II P680 reaction center D2 protein [EC:1.10.3.9 ]
K02707 psbE; photosystem II cytochrome b559 subunit alpha
K02708 psbF; photosystem II cytochrome b559 subunit beta
K02709 psbH; photosystem II PsbH protein
K02710 psbI; photosystem II PsbI protein
K02711 psbJ; photosystem II PsbJ protein
K02712 psbK; photosystem II PsbK protein
K02713 psbL; photosystem II PsbL protein
K02714 psbM; photosystem II PsbM protein
K02716 psbO; photosystem II oxygen-evolving enhancer protein 1
K02717 psbP; photosystem II oxygen-evolving enhancer protein 2
K02718 psbT; photosystem II PsbT protein
K02719 psbU; photosystem II PsbU protein
K02720 psbV; photosystem II cytochrome c550
K02721 psbW; photosystem II PsbW protein
K02722 psbX; photosystem II PsbX protein
K02723 psbY; photosystem II PsbY protein
K02724 psbZ; photosystem II PsbZ protein
K03541 psbR; photosystem II 10kDa protein
K03542 psbS; photosystem II 22kDa protein
K03689 petN; cytochrome b6-f complex subunit 8
K08901 psbQ; photosystem II oxygen-evolving enhancer protein 3
K08902 psb27; photosystem II Psb27 protein
K08903 psb28; photosystem II 13kDa protein
K08904 psb28-2; photosystem II Psb28-2 protein
K08905 psaG; photosystem I subunit V
K14332 psaO; photosystem I subunit PsaO
Compound
Reference
Authors
Ferreira KN, Iverson TM, Maghlaoui K, Barber J, Iwata S.
Title
Architecture of the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving center.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kamiya N, Shen JR.
Title
Crystal structure of oxygen-evolving photosystem II from Thermosynechococcus vulcanus at 3.7-A resolution.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Zouni A, Witt HT, Kern J, Fromme P, Krauss N, Saenger W, Orth P.
Title
Crystal structure of photosystem II from Synechococcus elongatus at 3.8 A resolution.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Jordan P, Fromme P, Witt HT, Klukas O, Saenger W, Krauss N.
Title
Three-dimensional structure of cyanobacterial photosystem I at 2.5 A resolution.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Jones MR, Fyfe PK.
Title
Photosynthesis: new light on biological oxygen production.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Shen G, Zhao J, Reimer SK, Antonkine ML, Cai Q, Weiland SM, Golbeck JH, Bryant DA.
Title
Assembly of photosystem I. I. Inactivation of the rubA gene encoding a membrane-associated rubredoxin in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 causes a loss of photosystem I activity.
Journal
Related pathway
ko00196 Photosynthesis - antenna proteins
ko00710 Carbon fixation by Calvin cycle