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Abstract
Gas exchange of Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.) indicated a near-zero CO(2) compensation point and a high temperature optimum for photosynthesis. These properties are characteristic of plants fixing CO(2) by a beta-carboxylation mechanism. Operation of the Calvin cycle was shown and no evidence for beta-carboxylation was obtained. These results indicate that near-zero CO(2) compensation points are not dependent on a beta-carboxylation mechanism.Entities:
Year: 1972 PMID: 16658110 PMCID: PMC367331 DOI: 10.1104/pp.50.1.149
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Physiol ISSN: 0032-0889 Impact factor: 8.340