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Malic acid

Malic acid

HOOC-CH2-CHOH-COOH; hydroxysuccinic acid;an acid found in apples and various other tart fruits; an intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle, the glyoxylate cycle, and in a shuttle system.

Synonym: monohydroxysuccinic acid.


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Need help with metabolism

... the krebs cycle directly, if they are intermediates of the krebs cycle(malic acid, citric acid etc). however, this is done by the cell only to increase/decrease the number ...

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Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:51 pm
 
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C3 and C4 plants

... cycle. C4 and CAM plants have an additional cycle witch fixes CO2 into malic acid(usually) first and then "gives" it to Rubisco and runs the Calvin cycle. The ...

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by MrMistery
Mon Aug 07, 2006 6:39 pm
 
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TO ANYBODY THAT HAS ANYQUESTIONS ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS

... (PEP), a 3-C chemical that is converted into oxaloacetic acid (OAA, a 4-C chemical) when carbon dioxide is combined with PEP. The OAA is converted to Malic Acid and then transported from the mesophyll cell into the bundle-sheath cell, where ...

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by CoolJay221
Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:14 pm
 
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Question: Does a plant constantly go through photosynthesis?

... (PEP), a 3-C chemical that is converted into oxaloacetic acid (OAA, a 4-C chemical) when carbon dioxide is combined with PEP. The OAA is converted to Malic Acid and then transported from the mesophyll cell into the bundle-sheath cell, where ...

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by CoolJay221
Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:51 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Question: Does a plant constantly go through photosynthesis?
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Plant Question

... can do calvin cycle in the dark as long as there is enough abscisic acid and malic acid accumulated in their vacuoles. These plants normally do Calvin-Bensen cycle at night. ...

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by MrMistery
Sat Feb 04, 2006 5:00 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Plant Question
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