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- These are referred to as the dark reactions this can be summarized as follows:

2 H2O + CO2 + light chlorophyII→ (CH 2O) + H 2O + O

 Through the above-mentioned photosynthetic process various monosaccharides
are produced, via phosphorylated sugars e.g. Glucose-6-phosphate and fructose-
6-phosphate. The latter monosaccharide phosphates are then utilized by the plant
cell either as energy or as a building unit to give disaccharides and
polysaccharides ... etc.

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