Abstract:Abstract Respiration is vital; it is the essence of life. Respiration is the mechanism by which energy obtained during thephotosynthesis process is transformed into biochemical energy, in the form of ...Abstract Respiration is vital; it is the essence of life. Respiration is the mechanism by which energy obtained during thephotosynthesis process is transformed into biochemical energy, in the form of ATP. This transformation ofenergy keeps all cells in all organisms alive. While energy conversion is the main function of respiration inanimals, respiration has several other functions in plants. Among them, interactions with photosynthesis suchas photorespiration and the production of carbon skeletons for the many compounds synthesized in plants(e.g., pigments, proteins and secondary metabolites). Therefore, it comes as no surprise that such a key roleof respiration in plants promoted intense effort to investigate its regulation. Nevertheless, the interactionswith other simultaneous processes make its measurement in plants very challenging. In animals, respirationcan be simply measured as CO2 or O2 exchange with the atmosphere since there are no other processesperforming similar gas exchange. In contrast, in plants, respiration produces CO2 and consumes O2simultaneously with photorespiration.Read More
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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