Q.

During photorespiration or C2 pathway, the intermediate which is subjected to oxidation, decarboxylation and deamination is

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Serine

Glycolic acid

Glycine

Glyoxylic acid.

answer is 3.

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During photorespiration, the amino acid glycine (2 molecules) by the catalytic activity of glycine decarboxylase (a multienzyme complex) is decarboxylated, deaminated (NH4+) and oxidized (removal of H atoms and formation of NADH) to a molecule of amino acid serine.

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