NAD+ in photosynthesis

[datdat]

i'm just curious what's for the production of NAD+ in photosynthesis..

in cellular resperation NADH is produced for electron trasportation. but why plants produce NAD+?

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[ToldYouSo]

i'm just curious what's for the production of NAD+ in photosynthesis..

in cellular resperation NADH is produced for electron trasportation. but why plants produce NAD+?

NAD is a plants version of ATP in animals. NAD is used for the storage/release of high energy electrons.

 

[hausee]

You guys mean NADH? NAD+ need to be recycled to produce NADH. Energy of NADH from photosynthesis is used for carbon fixation to produce glucose.

 

[UCB05]

You guys mean NADH? NAD+ need to be recycled to produce NADH. Energy of NADH from photosynthesis is used for carbon fixation to produce glucose.

Not quite - you're thinking of NADPH. Photosynthesis creates ATP and NADPH which are used to fix CO2 into simple sugars. NADH on the other hand, is used for other reductive cell functions. Remember that plants do cellular respiration and have mitochondria with ETC's too, like heterotrophs.