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Phenomena and Processes [G] » Chemical Phenomena [G02] » Biochemical Phenomena » Carbohydrate Metabolism » Photosynthesis » Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Chemical Phenomena [G02] » Biochemical Phenomena » Phototrophic Processes » Photosynthesis » Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Chemical Phenomena [G02] » Photochemical Processes » Photosynthesis » Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Metabolism [G03] » Carbohydrate Metabolism » Photosynthesis » Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Metabolism [G03] » Metabolic Networks and Pathways » Photosynthesis » Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Metabolism [G03] » Phototrophic Processes » Photosynthesis » Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Plant Physiological Phenomena [G15] » Photosynthesis » Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
Description
A water-saving mode of photosynthesis whereby CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) taken up during the nocturnal opening of stomata (STOMATA, PLANT) is fixed to produce malate, which is accumulated in VACUOLES overnight as malic acid and subsequently decarboxylated during the day with the resulting CO2 produced being re-fixed by RUBISCO and re-assimilated through the REDUCTIVE PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE. CAM photosynthesis is found mostly in plants in arid areas, but it is also found in aquatic plants and orchids. MeSH
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