Q780
First product of photorespiration is
A.
Phosphoglycolate
AnswerB.
Glycolate
C.
Glycine
D.
None of these
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The first product of photorespiration is Phosphoglycolate.Photorespiration refers to a process in plant metabolism where the enzyme RuBisCO oxygenates RuBP, wasting some of the energy produced by photosynthesis.
Addition of molecular oxygen to ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate produces 3-phosphoglycerate (PGA) and 2-phosphoglycolate (2PG, or PG). PGA is the normal product of carboxylation and productively enters the Calvin cycle.
Phosphoglycolate, however, inhibits certain enzymes involved in photosynthetic carbon fixation.