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3-PGA is first stable product in...

3-PGA is first stable product in

A

Carbon-reduction cycle

B

OAA

C

Malic acid

D

PEP

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Calvin observed that after three seconds of exposure of chlorella in presence of `""^(14)CO_2` the radioactive isotope of carbon was found mainly in 3 – phosphoglyceric acid. This three-carbon compound 3 – phosphoglyceric acid was the first stable product of the carbon reduction cycle or photosynthesis.
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