Used of triose phosphate

• What is triose phosphate (TP) produced from during the light-independent stage?

  Glycerate 3-phosphate (GP)
• What energy sources are used to reduce glycerate 3-phosphate to triose phosphate?

  ATP and hydrogen from reduced NADP
• How many molecules of triose phosphate are used to produce useful organic molecules?

  One-sixth
• What can triose phosphates condense to form?

  Hexose phosphates (6C)
• What can hexose phosphates be used to produce?

  Starch, sucrose, or cellulose
• What can triose phosphates be converted to for lipid formation?

  Glycerol and fatty acids
• What do glycerate 3-phosphates convert to for lipid formation?

  Fatty acids
• What is the role of triose phosphates in protein synthesis?

  They are used to produce amino acids
• How much of the triose phosphate molecules are used to regenerate ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP)?

  Five-sixths
• What process is required to regenerate ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP)?

  It requires ATP