products of photosynthesis

• intermediate molecules eg GP and GALP are used to produce other biological molecules needed by plant
• GP

  • amino acids, protein synthesis, polypeptides
  • forms fatty acids- to form tails of lipid molecules eg triglycerides or phospholipids
• GALP

  • hexose sugars eg glucose- glucose can be converted to sucrose for transport in phloem or can be joined to make polysaccharides eg starch or cellulose
  • nucleic acids for bases of DNA and RNA
  • glycerol can be used for building lipid molecules eg triglycerides or phospholipids