NEET Biology question

Biology Photosynthesis in Higher Plants NEET

In photorespiration, which is a light-induced cyclic oxidation of photosynthetic intermediates with the help of oxygen, the substrate is

(A)GlycolateCorrect
(B)Glucose
(C)Pyruvic acid
(D)Acetyl Co-A

Answer: (A)

Solution

Photorespiration begins when RuBisCO's oxygenase activity converts RuBP into phosphoglycolate, which is

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