Q21 / 180 · AIIMS 2018 (26 May) · Botany
Assertion : Cyclic photophosphorylation synthesises ATP.
Reason : ATP synthesis in cyclic photophosphorylation is associated with NADPH formation.
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- Correct answerCIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Solution
In case of cyclic photophosphorylation, the electron while passing between ferredoxin and plastoquinone and/or over the cytochrome complex, loses sufficient energy to form ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate.
In cyclic photophosphorylation no NADPH formation takes place. But in case of noncyclic photophosphorylation, NADP - reduced through $\mathrm{H}^{+}$released during photolysis forms NADPH. ATP synthesis is not direct and the energy released by electron is actually used for pumping $\mathrm{H}^{+}$ions across the thylakoid membrane. It creates a proton gradient. The gradient triggers the coupling factor to synthesise ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.