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Refer to the given reaction. RuBP+O2RuBPoxygenase Phospoglyceric acid + Phospho glyceric acid
It is the first reaction of
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Solution:
At high temperature, RuBisCO functions as oxygenase and instead of fixing CO2, oxidises RuBP to produce a 3−C phosphoglyceric acid and a 2−C phosphoglycolate. This is the first reaction of photorespiration or C2 cycle.