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Photosynthesis. Biochemical and Physiological Aspects of Carbon Metabolism

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Progress in Botany / Fortschritte der Botanik

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In the two years since we last reviewed photosynthetic carbon metabolism in Volume 36 of Progress in Botany, significant advances have been made in explaining, at the biochemical and physiological levels, the direction and regulation of carbon flow in photosynthetic cells. Regulatory properties of enzymes of the RPP cycle (Calvin cycle), including mechanisms whereby some of these enzymes are activated upon illumination, have received almost as much attention as the controversial nature of C4 metabolism and the persistent problem of the value of photorespiration. These and related subjects are reviewed below, covering predominantly that literature published since our last writing, which it is recommended the reader consult for a background to the research covered here.

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Abbreviations

CAM:

crassulacean acid metabolism

DTT:

dithiothreitol

FDP:

fructose-1,6-diphosphate

GAP:

glyceraldehyde-3-P

PEP:

phosphoenolpyruvate

3PGA:

3-phosphoglycerate

RPP:

reductive pentose phosphate

RuDP:

ribulose-1,5-diphosphate

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Latzko, E., Kelly, G.J. (1976). Photosynthesis. Biochemical and Physiological Aspects of Carbon Metabolism. In: Ellenberg, H., Esser, K., Merxmüller, H., Schnepf, E., Ziegler, H. (eds) Progress in Botany / Fortschritte der Botanik. Progress in Botany / Fortschritte der Botanik, vol 38. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66511-0_5

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