Hatch and Slack pathway or C4 cycle
Hatch and Slack Pathway / C4 Cycle In 1967 Hatch and Slack proposed a pathway for dark reaction occur in sugarcane and maize plants. The first stable product is OAA, which is 4C, dicarboxylic acid. That is why the hatch and the slack pathway is also known as the C4 cycle. the detailed process is explained below - Process - The primary acceptor of carbon dioxide in C4 cycle plants is phosphoenol pyruvic acid (PEP). It accepts carbon dioxide and forms oxaloacetic acid (OAA). OAA is the first stable product which is having four-carbon dicarboxylic acid...