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BotanyRespiration in PlantsCellular RespirationEasy2 minPYQ_2017
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Assertion : Conversion of 1,3 biphosphoglycerate (BPGA) to 3-phospho-glyceric acid (PGA) is an energy yielding step. Reason : This energy is trapped in the form of ATP.

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One of the two phosphates of 1,3 biphosphoglycerate (BPGA) is linked by high energy bond. It can synthesise ATP and form 3-phosphoglycerate by phosphoglycerate kinase enzyme. The direct synthesis of ATP from metabolites is called substrate level phosphorylation.

Stream:AIIMSSubject:BotanyTopic:Respiration in PlantsSubtopic:Cellular Respiration
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