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BiologyPhotosynthesis in Higher PlantsNEET

Radioactive C14 is given as carbon dioxide and released into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide is taken up by RuBP in a C3-plant. In which compound does the radioactivity first appear?

Answer: (D)

Solution

When labelled CO2 combines with RuBP under RuBisCO, the unstable 6-carbon intermediate immediately splits into two molecules of

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