This mechanism's central reaction forms oxaloacetate (ox-AL-oh-ASS-uh-TATE) and is catalyzed by PEP carboxylase (car-BOX-uh-laze).
Some chenopods (KEE-no-pods) exhibit a unique mechanism for this process. This mechanism's central reaction forms oxaloacetate (ox-AL-oh-ASS-uh-TATE) and is catalyzed by PEP carboxylase (car-BOX-uh-laze). This mechanism uses (*) spatial separation to prevent photoresipiration (FO-tow-RES-pur-AY-shun), and it is often named for its discoverers, Hatch and Slack. For 10 points, name this carbon fixation mechanism named for the additional atom in the initial fixation product.
Some chenopods (KEE-no-pods) exhibit a unique mechanism for this process.
{C4} photosynthesis [or Hatch-Slack pathway before it is read]