CAM athways

Iack Dennen
lnLroducLlon
W CAM paLhway occurs ln planLs LhaL llve ln very
hoL dry cllmaLes
W lanLs evolved Lo have Lhls speclflc paLhway Lo
llmlL Lhe amounL of waLer losL due Lo
evaporaLlon
W 1he CAM paLhway dlfferenLlaLes Lhe processes
aL nlghL and only opens Lhe sLoma aL nlghL Lo
flx Carbon uloxlde
ConLlnued
W AL nlghL Lhe sLoma opens Lo geL enough
carbon dloxlde
W Llke C4 aLhways lL uses L Carboxylase Lo
flx Lhe carbon dloxlde
W 1he enzyme and Lhe carbon dloxlde Lhen form
oxaloaceLaLe
hoLosynLhesls
ln order for Lhe
Calvln Cycle Lo
Lake place lL
needs Carbon
uloxlde
1he Carbon
dloxlde ls Lhen
flxaLed Lo Lhe
8u8 where
wlLh Lhe
addlLlon of
energy forms
sucrose ln Lhe
hexose shunL
L Carboxylase
W An enzyme called phosphoenolpyruvaLe
carboxylase LhaL caLalyzes Lhe addlLlon of
carbon Lo phosphoenolpyruvaLe formlng
oxaloaceLaLe a four carbon sLrucLure
CAM Lxplalned
1he cells collecL CC
2
and
flx lL aL nlghL when Lhe
LemperaLures are cool
lL Lhen uses Lhe CC
2
ln
Lhe day when Lhe
Calvln cycle can be
occurrlng
Jhy ls Calvln Cycle durlng Lhe day?
Calvln cycle
also needs A1
and nAuP Lo
occur 1hese
are made ln
Lhe
hoLosysLems (llghL reacLlons)
LlecLron
LransporL chaln
generaLes A1
LlecLron
LransporL
chaln
produces
nAuP
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