Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) is the primary CO_2 acceptor in :

NEET 2017 Biology question

Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) is the primary CO acceptor in :

(1)C plants
(2)C plantsCorrect
(3)C plants
(4)C and C plants

Answer: (2)

Solution

In C plants the primary CO acceptor is the 3-carbon phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) present in the mesophyll cells; the enzyme PEP carboxylase fixes CO to form oxaloacetic acid (a

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