Crassulacean Acid Metabolism

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
CAM
Pronunciation
/ˌkræsjuːˈleɪʃən ˈæsɪd məˈtæbəlɪzəm/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. This paper discusses the distribution, character, metabolic pathway and physiological ecology of plants of crassulacean acid metabolism in Lushan Mountain.
  2. The characteristics of tonoplast adenosinetriphosphatase ( ATPase ) and inorganic pyrophosphatase ( PPase ) in the chlorenchyma and the water storage parenchyma ( WSP ) of crassulacean acid metabolism ( CAM ) plant Ananas comosus ( pineapple ) leaves were investigated.
  3. As a key metabolic compound, Malate dehydrogenase plays a key role in many chemical reactions such as C4 pathway and crassulacean acid metabolism.
  4. The mature leaves perform stable Crassulacean Acid Metabolism(CAM) ( CAM ), which uptake and rarely release CO2 for most times during the light period, and express marked diurnal acid fluctuation.
  5. According to differences in carbon assimilation pathways in photosynthesis, land plant species may be distinguished into three types : C3, C4, and CAM ( crassulacean acid metabolism ).

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