CMC Medical CMC-Medical Ludhiana Solved Paper-2009

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    In\[{{C}_{3}}\]plants, the first stable product of photosynthesis during the dark reaction is

    A)  malic acid

    B)  oxaloacetic acid

    C)  3-phosphoglyceric acid

    D)  Phospho glycerol dehyde

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    In \[{{C}_{3}}\]plants, the first stable product formed    during dark reaction is 3-phosphoglyceric acid. Since, it is a 3-carbon compound hence, the pathway is referred as \[{{C}_{3}}\] pathway. Oxaloacetic acid (OAA) is the first stable product compound in \[{{C}_{4}}\] plants. It is a 4C compound. This acid is converted to another 4C acid malic acid which enters into the chloroplast of bundle sheath cells. In \[{{C}_{3}}\] cycle, 3PGA is phosphorylated into 1, 3-diphosphoglyceric acid, which is reduced into 3-phosphoglyceraldehyde.


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