C4 pathway

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biological pathway
gptkbp:advantageOverC3 better water use efficiency
higher temperature tolerance
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hatch-Slack_pathway
gptkbp:carbonFixationType gptkb:C4_carbon_fixation
gptkbp:CO2ConcentrationMechanism yes
gptkbp:contrastsWith C3 pathway
gptkbp:decarboxylationEnzyme gptkb:NADP-malic_enzyme
NAD-malic enzyme
PEP carboxykinase
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Charles_Slack
gptkb:Marshall_Hatch
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1966
gptkbp:energyEfficiency higher than C3 pathway
gptkbp:evolutionarySignificance adaptation to high light and temperature
gptkbp:examplePlant maize
marina
sugarcane
sorghum
gptkbp:finalCO2FixationEnzyme gptkb:RuBisCO
gptkbp:finalCO2FixationLocation bundle sheath cells
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:C4_plants
gptkbp:function carbon fixation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C4 pathway
gptkbp:improves photosynthetic efficiency
gptkbp:initialCO2FixationEnzyme gptkb:PEP_carboxylase
gptkbp:initialCO2FixationProduct gptkb:oxaloacetate
gptkbp:involves spatial separation of steps
gptkbp:location tropical plants
subtropical plants
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Kranz_anatomy
gptkbp:occurredIn bundle sheath cells
mesophyll cells
gptkbp:reduces photorespiration
oxygenase activity of RuBisCO
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:CAM_pathway
gptkbp:step transport of malate/aspartate to bundle sheath cells
gptkbp:uses gptkb:ATP
NADPH
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:C4_carbon_fixation
gptkb:CBB_cycle
gptkb:CBB_cycle_(Calvin-Benson-Bassham_cycle)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8