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In CAM plants, $ CO_2 $ acceptor is
In CAM plants, $ CO_2 $ acceptor is
Updated On: Jul 28, 2022
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- PEP
- OAA
- PGA
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The process of photosynthesis in $C _{4}$-plants and CAM (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) is same. But instead of spatial separation of initial PEP case fixation and final Rubisco fixation of $CO _{2}$, the two steps occur in same cell but at different times, night and day, eg, Opuntia, pineapple, Vanilla. PEP (Phosphoenol Pyruvate) is the first acceptor of $CO _{2}$ in CAM plants like $C _{4}$-plants.
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- Every photosynthetic plant moves according to the Calvin cycle, but in some plants, there is a primary stage to the Calvin Cycle called the C4 pathway. Plants in tropical desert regions commonly move accordingly to the C4 pathway. Here, a 4-carbon compound called oxaloacetic acid (OAA) is the first product of carbon fixation. Such plants are special and have specific adaptations as well.
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