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During Hatch and Slack pathway, PEP combines with 
in the presence of enzyme PEP case, to form OAA. This process of initial fixation of 
occurs in:
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During Hatch and Slack pathway, the primary 
acceptor is phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) and is present in the mesophyll cells. The enzyme responsible for this fixation is PEP carboxylase or PEP case. The mesophyll cells lack RuBisCo enzyme. OAA is formed in the mesophyll cells.
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