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Does Reduction of NADP occur in1. Oxidative photophosphorylation2. Non-cyclic photophosphorylation3. Cyclic photophosphorylation and none?

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During Oxidative phosphorylation NADP is oxidized to NAD, the electron released during this reaction is used as energy to reduce oxygen and form water.

During non-cyclic phosphorylation, NAD+ is reduced to NADP using the electrons carried by the primary acceptor.

The correct option is number 2.

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