Light Reaction Energetics - Biochemistry

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In photosynthesis, what is the purpose of absorbing light into chloroplasts?

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In photosynthesis, light is absorbed in order to move electrons from water molecules to NADPH. The reduction of to NADPH is accompanied by the movement of protons across a membrane which sets up a gradient similar to that of oxidative phosphorylation. The protons eventually run through ATP synthase and ATP is formed.

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