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Science 24 June 1977:
Vol. 196. no. 4297, pp. 1450 - 1451
DOI: 10.1126/science.867040
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Science, Vol 196, Issue 4297, 1450-1451
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Increasing photosynthesis by inhibiting photorespiration with glyoxylate

DJ Oliver and I Zelitch

Glyoxylate treatment doubles net photosynthetic carbon dioxide fixation by tobacco leaf disks because inhibition of glycolate synthesis by glyoxylate results in decreased photorespiration. These observations show that photorespiration can be metabolically regulated and suggest that genetic or chemical alteration of pool sizes of certain metabolites can produce plants with increased photosynthesis.


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P. R. Day (1977)
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