Who discovered the first CO₂ fixation product during photosynthesis?

Who discovered the first CO₂ fixation product during photosynthesis?
  1. Melvin Calvin
  2. Proust
  3. Priestley
  4. None of the above

Solution

The work of Melvin Calvin, who used radioactive 14C in algal photosynthesis studies, led to the discovery that the first CO₂ fixation product was a 3-carbon organic acid.

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