Answer to Question #276084 in Cell Biology for Hutchii

Question

Many of the enzymes involved in photosynthesis aid in chemical reactions that remove electrons from the oxygen atoms in water and transfer these electrons to the carbon atoms in carbon dioxide. In these reactions, which is the reducing agent and which is the oxidizing agent?

Answer 1

An enzyme called ATP synthase uses that potential energy to synthesize a molecule called ATP, which is the most common energy currency for cells, and which is used in the dark reactions of photosynthesis.