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ERIC Number: EJ271796
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1982
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Photorespiration.
Rao, K. K.; Hall, D. O.
Journal of Biological Education, v16 n3 p167-72 Fall 1982
Topics in this discussion of photorespiration (light-dependent oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide evolution from leaves) include: (1) the biochemistry of photorespiration; (2) ribulose biphosphate carboxylase and glycollate synthesis; (3) metabolism of glycollate; (4) plants lacking photorespiratory systems; and (5) advantages of photorespiration for plants. (JN)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Botany, College Science, High Schools, Higher Education, Metabolism, Photochemical Reactions, Science Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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