Table 1.

List of reactions constituting the canonical Calvin–Benson cycle^a,b,c.

Reaction number and name		Substrate		Product
1	Rubisco	CO2 + RuBP	→	2 PGA
2	PGA kinase	PGA	→	BPG
3	GAP dehydrogenase	BPG	→	GAP
4	Triose phosphate isomerase	GAP	→	DHAP
5	FBP aldolase	GAP + DHAP	→	FBP
6	FBPase	FBP	→	F6P
7	Transketolase	F6P + GAP	→	E4P + Xu5P
8	SBP aldolase	E4P + DHAP	→	SBP
9	SBPase	SBP	→	S7P
10	Transketolase	S7P + GAP	→	R5P + Xu5P
11	Isomerase	R5P	→	Ru5P
12	Epimerase	Xu5P	→	Ru5P
13	Phosphoribulokinase	Ru5P	→	RuBP

^aCurrency metabolites are not shown. Currency metabolites include metabolites such as ATP, ADP, NADPH, NADP⁺, H⁺, inorganic phosphate, and H₂O.

^bPGA kinase, 3-phosphoglycerate kinase; GAP dehydrogenase, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; FBP aldolase, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase; FBPase, fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase; SBP aldolase, sedoheptulose 1,7-bisphosphate aldolase; SBPase, sedoheptulose 1,7-bisphosphatase; RuBP, ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate; PGA, 3-phosphoglycerate; BPG,1,3-bisphosphoglycerate; GAP, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate; DHAP, dihydroxyacetone phosphate; FBP, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate; F6P, fructose 6-phosphate; E4P, erythrose 4-phosphate; Xu5P, xylulose 5-phosphate; SBP, sedoheptulose 1,7-bisphosphate; S7P, sedoheptulose 7-phosphate; R5P, ribose 5-phosphate; Ru5P, ribulose 5-phosphate.

^cThe FBP and SBP formation reactions catalyzed by aldolase are named FBP aldolase and SBP aldolase, respectively.