Given below are two statements.
Statement I Carboxylation is the fixation of 
into a stable organic intermediate.
Statement II The carboxylation reaction is catalysed by the enzyme PEPCase.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect. It can be corrected as The carboxylation reaction is the most crucial step of the Calvin cycle. This reaction is catalysed by the enzyme 
carboxylase which results in the formation of two molecules of 3-PGA.
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