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The ratio between 2-carbon and 3-carbon intermediates having −NH2 group formed in photosynthetic oxidation cycle is
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Solution:
During photorespiration in Peroxisome, two molecules of glycine ( 2H2NCH2−CO2 ) are transferred into mitochondrion, where they are converted into one molecule of serine ( HOCH2−H2NCH−CO2 ). Thus, the ratio between 2C and 3C intermediates having −NH2 group is 2:1.