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Most plants lose CO2 during photosynthesis in a process called photorespiration (Tolbert 1971). This decarboxylation takes place in the mitochondria where glycine is oxidized to serine with release of NH3 and CO2 in a 1:1 ratio. This oxidation of glycine is coupled to the respiratory chain by oxidation of produced NADH. The released ammonia is efficiently refixed in the chloroplast (Bergman et al. 1981).
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Ericson, I., Sahlström, S., Bergman, A., Gardeström, P. (1984). The Glycine Decarboxylating System in Spinach Leaf Mitochondria. In: Sybesma, C. (eds) Advances in Photosynthesis Research. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-4973-2_203
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