[Photosynthesis Reviews]


15. This chemical process is known as cyclic photophosphorylation. It is one of the 2 types of light dependent reactions.

This process get its name from the fact that the energized light is moved through a series of electron acceptors to eventually end up back at the photosystem where it began (thus completing a cycle). It also gets its name since light (photo-) is used to energize a phosphate group which can be placed on ADP to make ATP.

----------------------


Long & Slichter