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The Pathway

Light energy is used in the Calvin cycle to transform water and carbon dioxide into organic compounds, among those is Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate, which immediately splits into two 3-Phosphoglycerate molecules. [2] These two molecules can now be converted to 2-Phosphoglycerate. Enolase and pyruvatekinase finally catalyze then the reaction over phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate. [3] This pyruvate molecule is now substrate for the ethanol production. A nice overview be found further down.

blabal mechanism

References

[1] Ethanol synthesis by genetic engineering in cyanobacteria. Deng MD, Coleman JR. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1999 Feb;65(2):523-8

[2] Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, L. Stryer Biochemistry 5th Edition; Ch.21.1 p826-838

[3] Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, L. Stryer Biochemistry 5th Edition; Ch.16.1 p653

[4] MetaCyc Reaction: 4.1.1.1

[5] MetaCyc Reaction: 1.1.1.1

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