| Term Name: | oxidative photosynthetic carbon pathway |
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| Definition: | The reactions of the C2 pathway bring about the metabolic conversion of two molecules of 2-phosphoglycolate to one molecule of 3-phosphoglycerate, which can be used by the C3 cycle, and one molecule of carbon dioxide (CO2). |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0009854] QuickGO AmiGO |