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sugar phosphate

chemical compound
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  • Photosynthesis
    photosynthesis
    / Elucidation of the carbon pathway

    …three-carbon compound called 3-phosphoglycerate (PGA), sugar phosphates, amino acids, sucrose, and carboxylic acids. When photosynthesis was stopped after two seconds, the principal radioactive product was PGA, which therefore was identified as the first stable compound formed during carbon dioxide fixation in green plants. PGA is a three-carbon compound, and the…

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    …three-carbon compound called 3-phosphoglycerate (PGA), sugar phosphates, amino acids, sucrose, and carboxylic acids. When photosynthesis was stopped after two seconds, the principal radioactive product was PGA, which therefore was identified as the first stable compound formed during carbon dioxide fixation in green plants. PGA is a three-carbon compound, and the…

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