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The Path of Carbon in Photosynthesis, XI The Role of Glycolic Acid
Author(s) -
Schou L.,
Benson A. A.,
Bassham J. A.,
Calvin M.
Publication year - 1950
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1950.tb07676.x
Subject(s) - library science , glycolic acid , chemistry , computer science , biology , lactic acid , genetics , bacteria
The metabolism of CU labeled glycolic acid by Scenedesmus has been s tudied using radiochromatcgraphic techniques f o r the separation and iden t i f i ca t ion of products, When the pH of the median was 2,5, appreciable assimilation occurred. l4 The products were iden t iea i t o Cvhose observed i n C O2 photosynthesis. A major reaction anaerobically i n the dark resulted i n incorporation of cU. i n almost equal amounts i n the giycine and'serine reservoirs , When the algae were illuminated, a d i m i m t i m i n the amount of glycine was observed , Aerobic and anaerobic glycolic acid asslmilatior, was studied during photosynthesis. The CU l e v e l i n the sucrose and the intermediates of its * This work was sponsored by the United S ta t s s Atomic Energy Commission. To be published i n Physiologia P l a n t a m ,