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Abbreviations

PRK:

phosphoribulokinase

Rubisco:

ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase

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    Arthur Weissbach

  2. Cornell University Medical College, 10021, New York, USA

    Bernard L. Horecker

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Weissbach, A., Horecker, B.L. The path of carbon in photosynthesis—Back to the future. Plant Mol Biol Rep 7, 159–169 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02669632

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