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MSH: The synthesis by organisms of organic chemical compounds, especially carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide using energy obtained from light rather than from the oxidation of chemical compounds. Photosynthesis comprises two separate processes: the light reactions and the dark reactions. In higher plants; GREEN ALGAE; and CYANOBACTERIA; NADPH and ATP formed by the light reactions drive the dark reactions which result in the fixation of carbon dioxide. (from Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2001),CSP: energetic capture of visible light by certain plants and microorganisms, resulting in reduction of CO2 to carbohydrates and oxidation of water to O2; the biospheric reverse reaction of CELLULAR RESPIRATION.,GO: The synthesis by organisms of organic chemical compounds, especially carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide (CO2) using energy obtained from light rather than from the oxidation of chemical compounds. [ISBN:0198547684],NCI: The process through which light energy, water, and carbon dioxi
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