Definition of photorespiration in English:
photorespiration
noun ˌfəʊtəʊrɛspɪˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌfōdōrespəˈrāSH(ə)n
mass nounBotany A respiratory process in many higher plants by which they take up oxygen in the light and give out some carbon dioxide, contrary to the general pattern of photosynthesis.
Example sentencesExamples
- Oxygen can also be reduced in the processes of photorespiration.
- Plants also produce significant amounts of ammonium endogenously from processes such as photorespiration, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, and amino acid catabolism.
- It is therefore likely that photorespiration of herbaceous leaves is driven by a large carbon pool.
- It was suggested above that one proton was released in the chloroplast stroma for every three oxygen molecules fixed during photorespiration.
- Chloroplasts and mitochondria communicate through metabolites, exemplified by photorespiration and energy metabolism.