Dils Joree posted an Question
January 22, 2022 • 05:45 am 30 points
  • CSIR NET
  • Life Sciences

The following statements were made with the assumption that the concentration of 3 phosphoglycerateis high inside chloroplasts of an actively photosynthesizing

please explain the answer where the carbon flow will be shifted either to sucrose or to starch synthesis?

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    Krishan k jakhad Best Answer

    it should be d. statement a and c are correct. see if the Calvin cycle is running more triose phosphate will be generated due to high 3-PG, now starch and sucrose syn. are competitive processes and depended upon inorganic phosphate conc. in cytoplasm. since it is not given in question Pi conc. so we may go with d. starch synthesis take place in chloroplast. ..see images for better understanding.

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