Chemical reactions in plants (photosynthesis) convert this light into stored chemical energy. ... Sloan (1970) states that before either glucose or glycogen can be used to generate energy; they must be converted to a compound called glucose-6-phosphate. The conversion of a molecule of glucose requires 1 molecule of ATP but the conversion of glycogen doesn't require any energy'. ... From this process 3 moles of ATP are formed for each mole of glycogen broken down. If glucose is used then only 2 moles of ATP are formed because 1 mole is used in the conversion of glucose into glucose-...

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