caa a22 4500 605481024 CHVBK 20210128100418.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11099-015-0112-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11099-015-0112-7 Benson-Bassham-Calvin cycle contribution to the organic life on our planet [Elektronische Daten] [K. Biel, I. Fomina] The review is devoted to the outstanding contributions to the path of carbon in photosynthesis by Professor Emeritus Andrew A. Benson, on the occasion of his death at the age of 97, on January 16, 2015. Benson is the legendary co-discoverer of the photosynthetic reductive pentose phosphate cycle, known to every student of photosynthesis as the Benson-Bassham-Calvin cycle. This pathway evolved into the dominant assimilation mechanism for atmospheric carbon into metabolites. The fundamental ecological and biochemical optimization and evolutionary stability of this mechanism unfolded elegantly in Benson's hands, as he was the first to recognize the building blocks for the synthesis of essential organic compounds that satisfy the energetic needs and demands of most life forms. Photosynthetic carbon metabolism together with other energy and oxidative reactions and secondary biosynthetic processes are critical for the formation of organic matter; and, thereby, the Benson-Bassham-Calvin cycle ensures maintenance of the biosphere. The Institute of Experimental Botany, 2015 autotrophic organisms nationallicence eukaryotes nationallicence photosynthesis nationallicence prokaryotes nationallicence BisP : bisphosphate nationallicence DOAP : dihydroxyacetone phosphate nationallicence P : phosphate nationallicence PES : phosphoric esters of sugars nationallicence 3-PGA : 3-phosphoglyceric acid nationallicence RuBP : ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate nationallicence TPNH : reduced triphosphopyridine nucleotide nationallicence Biel K. Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia aut Fomina I. Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia aut Photosynthetica The Institute of Experimental Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences 53/2(2015-06-01), 161-167 0300-3604 53:2<161 2015 53 11099 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-015-0112-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-015-0112-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Biel K. Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fomina I. Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Photosynthetica The Institute of Experimental Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences 53/2(2015-06-01), 161-167 0300-3604 53:2<161 2015 53 11099