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Where is PEP carboxylase found?


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PEP carboxylase:

An enzyme in the family of carboxylases present in plants and some bacteria that work on the addition of bicarbonate to phosphoenolpyruvate to form the four-carbon compounds oxaloacetate and inorganic phosphate is called phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase.

  1. PEP carboxylase is present in mesophyll cells of C4​ plants.
  2. C4 cycle, CAM cycle, and citric acid cycle biosynthesis flux are the three most essential roles that PEP carboxylase plays in plant and bacterial metabolism.
  3. Chloroplasts are photosynthesis-conducting organelles found in plant cells and eukaryotic algae.
  4. Chloroplasts collect sunlight and combine it with water and carbon dioxide gas to create sustenance for the plant.
  5. The chloroplast genome encodes the Rubisco subunit globally.

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