Phenomena and Processes

Photophosphorylation

The use of light to convert ADP to ATP without the concomitant reduction of dioxygen to water as occurs during OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION in MITOCHONDRIA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The use of light to convert ADP to ATP without the concomitant reduction of dioxygen to water as occurs during OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION in MITOCHONDRIA.

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5 entry terms
  • Photosynthetic Phosphorylation
  • Phosphorylation, Photosynthetic
  • Phosphorylations, Photosynthetic
  • Photophosphorylations
  • Photosynthetic Phosphorylations

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

in plants: ATP formation in chloroplasts during photosynthesis

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History Note

74(72)

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Previous Indexing

  • Photosynthesis (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Photophosphorylation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010785. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010785
  2. Photophosphorylation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photophosphorylation
  3. Photophosphorylation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2017980