Multiple choice

Study the following compounds (a) Phosphoenol pyruvate (b) Malic acid (c) Pyruvic acid (d) Oxaloacetic acid

What is the right sequence of such intermediate compounds as they produce in C4 –dicarboxylic acid pathway following the PEP-carboxylation reaction?

  1. b, d, c, a

  2. d, a, b, c

  3. d, b, c, a

  4. a, b, c, d

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Here d, b, c, a is the right sequence of such intermediate compounds as they produce in C4 –dicarboxylic acid pathway- Oxaloacetic acid, malic acid, pyruvic acid, Phosphoenol pyruvate following the PEP-carboxylation reaction.