photolithoautotrophic

Edge evidence

• photolithoautotrophic uses energy source light METPO:2000010

  Photolithoautotrophy depends on light as the energy source.

  • DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2011.00165 use light as the energy source Supports light-powered metabolism in phototrophic bacteria.
• light regulates photosynthetic electron transport RO:0002211

  Light drives photosynthetic electron transport.

  • DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2011.00165 light-induced electron transport Supports light-driven electron transport.
• inorganic electron donor provides electrons to photosynthetic electron transport METPO:2007403

  Inorganic electron donors supply electrons for photolithotrophic metabolism.

  • DOI:10.3390/antiox10060829 reduced sulfur compounds as an electron donor Supports reduced inorganic sulfur compounds as electron donors for anoxygenic photolithotrophy.
• sulfide participates in sulfur oxidation biolink:participates_in

  Sulfide is an example reduced inorganic donor oxidized by phototrophic bacteria.

  • DOI:10.3390/antiox10060829 oxidizes reduced sulfur compounds Supports sulfur oxidation from reduced sulfur electron donors.
• photosynthetic electron transport produces reducing power METPO:2000202

  Light-induced electron transport produces reductants.

  • DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2011.00165 NAD(P)H and reduced ferredoxin Supports generation of reducing equivalents.
• carbon dioxide fixed by autotrophic CO2 fixation METPO:2007404

  CO2 is fixed during autotrophic carbon assimilation.

  • DOI:10.1128/AEM.02473-10 autotrophic CO2 fixation Supports CO2 fixation as the autotrophic carbon-assimilation process.
• reducing power enables autotrophic CO2 fixation RO:0002327

  Reductants generated by light-driven electron transport support CO2 fixation.

  • DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2011.00165 reducing equivalent flow during photoautotrophic Supports reducing-equivalent flow in photoautotrophic growth.
• autotrophic CO2 fixation produces biomass METPO:2000202

  Autotrophic CO2 fixation produces cellular carbon.

  • DOI:10.1128/AEM.02473-10 cellular carbon Supports assimilation of CO2 into cellular carbon.
• photosynthetic electron transport generates NADPH biolink:produces

  Photosynthetic electron transport generates NADPH as terminal reductant.

  • DOI:10.1038/s44222-023-00093-x Ferredoxin and FNR yield NADPH as the terminal reductant of phototrophic electron transport.
• carbonic anhydrase interconverts bicarbonate

  Carbonic anhydrase interconverts CO2 and bicarbonate, accelerating DIC equilibration.

  • DOI:10.1128/aem.01557-23 CA catalyzes CO2 <-> H2CO3 <-> HCO3- interconversion, accelerating DIC equilibration (general CCM mechanism).
• inorganic carbon transporter imports bicarbonate METPO:2000208

  Inorganic carbon transporters import dissolved inorganic carbon species.

  • DOI:10.1128/aem.01557-23 HCO3- uptake systems bridge environmental DIC supply to fixation demand.
• RuBisCO catalyzes autotrophic CO2 fixation biolink:catalyzes

  RuBisCO catalyzes the carboxylation step of autotrophic CO2 fixation.

  • DOI:10.1128/aem.01557-23 RuBisCO is the key CO2-specific carboxylase for autotrophic CO2 fixation (broadly accepted).
• reducing power has part NADPH

  NADPH is a concrete reductant constituting the reducing power for biosynthesis.

  • DOI:10.1038/s44222-023-00093-x NADPH is the terminal reductant tabulated as reducing equivalent for phototrophic biosynthesis.