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In sugarcane plant ^(14)CO(2) is fixed i...

In sugarcane plant `^(14)CO_(2)` is fixed in malic acid, in which the enzyme that fixes `CO_(2)` is

A

Fructose phosphatase

B

Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase

C

Phosphoenol pyruvic acid carboxylase

D

Ribulose phosphate kinase

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The correct Answer is:
C
Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase is the enzyme that fixes `CO_2` in oxaloacetic acid which further converts into malic acid and transported to bundle sheath cells where the further process takes place
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