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CICLO CALVIN [1 record]

Record 1 2024-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Biochemistry
  • Plant and Crop Production
CONT

.. plant that produces a three-carbon compound (3-phosphoglyceric acid) through the Calvin-Benson cycle.

OBS

In the source "The Sciences," the number 3 is not subscripted.

OBS

C3 plant.

Key term(s)
  • C plant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biochimie
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
OBS

Désigne un type de métabolisme.

OBS

plante C3; plante de type C3: Le chiffre 3 se place en indice.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Bioquímica
  • Producción vegetal
CONT

El primer paso del ciclo de Calvin es la fijación de dióxido de carbono mediante la enzima RuBisCo, las plantas C3 reciben este nombre debido a que, durante la segunda etapa del ciclo, el primer compuesto formado es el acido fosfoglicérico(3-PGA) que esta formado por 3 carbonos.

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