What is PGA?

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Jul 9, 2015

PGA stands for 3-Phosphoglyceric acid

Explanation:

PGA is required in Calvin Cycle.

In the Calvin cycle, 3-Phosphoglycerate is the product of the spontaneous split of an unstable 6-carbon intermediate formed by CO2 fixation. Thus, two 3-phosphoglycerate molecules are produced for each molecule of #CO_2# fixed.

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