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C4 photosynthesis: a standalone construct

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C4photosynthesis1 CONSTRUCTC4 photosynthesisHATCH · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

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a photosynthetic pathway that first fixes CO2 into four-carbon acids and concentrates it around Rubisco, suppressing photorespiration.

In plant physiology, C4 photosynthesis refers to a photosynthetic pathway that first fixes CO2 into four-carbon acids and concentrates it around Rubisco, suppressing photorespiration. This meaning comes from Hatch (1966) in Biochemical Journal.[1]

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  1. Hatch, M., & Slack, C. (1966). Photosynthesis by sugar-cane leaves. A new carboxylation reaction and the pathway of sugar formation. Biochemical Journal, 101(1), 103-111. https://doi.org/10.1042/bj1010103

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