glycolate cycle
glycolate cycle A complex metabolic pathway, parts of which occur in the chloroplasts, mitochondria, and peroxisomes of plant cells. Its principal function is thought to be the formation of the amino acids serine and glycine from non-phosphorylated intermediates of the carbon reduction cycle of photosynthesis.
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