Question

Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) is the primary `CO_(2)` acceptor in

Answer 1

Explanation:

PEP stands for phosphoenol pyruvate. It acts as a primary acceptor in the case of C

4

plants and gets converted to oxaloacetate. In C

3

plants, ribulose biphosphate acts as a primary acceptor and gets converted into phosphoglycerate (PGA). C

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cycle is a photorespiratory cycle where due to the excessive oxygen concentration major site of RuBisCo is occupied by it which leads to decreased efficiency of RuBisCo to combine with carbon dioxide.