C₃-plants, spinach (Spinacia oleracea, L.) and rice plant (Oryza sativa, L., IR 36) at different stages were used for analysis of CO₂-fixation ability, carbohydrates, amino acids, organic acids and intermediates related to photorespiration in orde...
C₃-plants, spinach (Spinacia oleracea, L.) and rice plant (Oryza sativa, L., IR 36) at different stages were used for analysis of CO₂-fixation ability, carbohydrates, amino acids, organic acids and intermediates related to photorespiration in order to seek any possible explanation for photorespiration. The following results were obtained. The ability of CO₂ fixation was not different in intact rice with growth while that of spinach increased steadily with growth and decreased with senescence. After pulse feeding, the highest and lowest activity were founp in amino acid and carbohydrate fractions at young stage but the reverse trend was observed with mature. The relative amounts of P-glycolate and glycolate to total organic acid fraction increased steadily with growth while that of serine and glycine to total amino acid fraction fluctuated. The possible role of results above was discussed in connection with photorespiration.