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NEET 2006
Exam
NEET
Year
2006
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

NEET 2006 · Botany · Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

During photorespiration, the oxygen consuming reaction (s) occur in:

During photorespiration, the oxygen consuming reaction (s) occur in:

Options

  1. Astroma of chloroplasts
  2. Bstroma of chloroplasts and mitochondria
  3. Cstroma of chloroplasts and peroxisomes
  4. Dgrana of chloroplasts and peroxisomes

Correct answer

C. stroma of chloroplasts and peroxisomes

Step-by-step solution

The first reaction of photorespiration occurs in the stroma of chloroplasts. In this reaction, RuBisCO\mathrm{RuBisCO} in the presence of oxygen shows oxygenase activity. In peroxisomes, the glycolate transferred from chloroplasts takes up O2\mathrm{O}_2 and forms the glyoxylate, whereas H2O2\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}_2 is released as a byproduct.
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