C4 Photosynthesis: An Unlikely Process Full of Surprises

1 June 1992

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant and Cell Physiology

Vol. 33 (4) , 333-342
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a078260

Abstract

This paper is a much abbreviated version of a lecture presented at a symposium held in conjunction with the awarding of the International Prize for Biology. I apologise for the sparse use of references. Because of the occasion and the wide range of interests of the audience I chose to treat a number of aspects of C₄ photosynthesis in a general way. A more detailed account of the current status of the biochemistry, physiology, and various related aspects of C₄ photosynthesis has been presented in a recent review (Hatch 1987). Here, I will briefly consider some aspects of the discovery of the process and some of the most significant developments that followed. I will then consider the function of the C₄ option at the cellular level, the advantages it offers, and why it evolved.

Keywords

C4 PHOTOSYNTHESIS

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