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BotanyPhotosynthesis in Higher PlantsMechanism of PhotosynthesisEasy2 minPYQ_2020

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The oxygenation activity of RuBisCO enzyme in photorespiration leads to the formation ofNEET 2020 (Phase 1)

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C₂ cycle or glycolate pathway operates during the daytime in C₃plants & RuBisCO acts as oxygenase at higher concentration of O₂ and low CO₂concentration in the C₃-green cells. The light-dependent uptake of O₂& release of CO₂ in C₃ photosynthetic cells is called photorespiration.

$R u B P + O_{2} \to_{L o w C O_{2} c o n c e n t r a t i o n, H i g h O_{2} c o n c e n t r a t i o n, H i g h t e m p e r a t u r e}^{R u B i s C O} 1 P G A + 1 P h o s p h o g l y c o l a t e (5 C) (3 C) (2 C)$

Stream:NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Photosynthesis in Higher PlantsSubtopic:Mechanism of Photosynthesis

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