JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-2004

  • question_answer
    In Hatch and Slack type plants \[C{{O}_{2}}\] acceptor is:

    A)  malate                

    B)        pyruvate            

    C)        phosphoenol pyruvate

    D)  aspartate

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    In Hatch and Slack cycle \[C{{O}_{2}}\] acceptor is phosphoenol pyruvic acid and first product is oxaloacetic acid, (a 4 -C compound). Therefore it is popularly termed as \[{{C}_{4}}\] cycle.


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