| 单词 | light reaction |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslight reaction light reaction n. (a) a reaction or response produced by light (cf. photoreaction n.); (b) Biochemistry the phase of photosynthesis in which energy from absorbed light is used to generate the compounds ATP and NADPH (which subsequently participate in the synthesis of glucose from carbon dioxide; cf. dark reaction n. at dark n. Compounds); any of the reactions occurring during this phase. [in sense (a) after German Lichtreaktion (1838 or earlier in this sense).] ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > light-related processes > [noun] > photosynthesis light reaction1883 photosyntax1893 photosynthesis1893 1883 N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 31 Mar. 360/2 The so-called light reaction [Ger. Lichtreaction]..consists in rapid contraction with subsequent slow and moderate dilation [of the pupil]. 1925 Bot. Abstr. 14 125 Photosynthesis requires an acceptor (not simply CO2), which reacts with the primary product of the light reaction. 1961 Photogr. Abstr. 41 260 The speed of the light-reaction is increased by the addition of acetone. 2010 R. W. Matthews & J. R. Matthews Insect Behavior (ed. 2) iii. 104 (caption) The larva of the diving beetle..normally swims to the surface for air, cued by its dorsal light reaction. 2017 Plant Physiol. 175 112/2 The activity of light reactions will promptly respond to photophosphorylation levels. < as lemmas |
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