Calvin cycle

English

Etymology

Named after American biologist Melvin Ellis Calvin.

Noun

Calvin cycle (plural Calvin cycles)

  1. (biochemistry) A series of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms.

Synonyms
  • Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle
  • Calvin-Benson cycle
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.