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The basic source of energy in the world is photosynthesis. This is the result of a series of reactions by which the low energy substances, carbon dioxide and water, are converted into sugars, which are high energy substances. The conversion is accomplished with the addition of a minimal free energy which amounts to +686,000 calories per mole and is obtained from the oxidation of a mole of glucose.
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Lee, F.A. (1983). Photosynthesis. In: Basic Food Chemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7376-6_1
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