light reaction

• Fase de la fotosíntesis en la que la energía luminosa es absorbida por la clorofila y convertida en energía química, produciendo ATP y NADPH.

The initial stage of photosynthesis in which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and converted into chemical energy, producing ATP and NADPH.

1. Photosynthesis stageC1formal

   The first stage of photosynthesis where light energy is converted into chemical energy (ATP and NADPH).

   fase luminosa

   • The light reaction occurs in the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts.
   • During the light reaction, water molecules are split to release oxygen.
   • ATP and NADPH produced in the light reaction are used in the Calvin cycle.