metabolism - Why are 6 turns of the Calvin cycle needed to make one . . . I‘ve read that 6 turns of the Calvin cycle are required to make 1 glucose molecule But, 3CO 2 and 3RuBP are used in one cycle and 6 triose phosphate is produced Only 5 triose phosphate molecules are required for RuBP regeneration The remaining 1 triose phosphate has 3 carbon atoms in it Only 3 more carbon atoms are needed, which can be produced again in the next cycle So, it would seem
Does food continue to stay sequential once it is inside my body? I'm curious, do you have a reason to believe the stomach would act in such a selective manner, when it is using muscles to churn the material around? (also, did you get your question backwards?