Crassulacean Acid Metabolism

Preferred Label : Crassulacean Acid Metabolism;

MeSH definition : A water-saving mode of photosynthesis whereby CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) taken up during the nocturnal opening of stomata (STOMATA, PLANT) is fixed to produce malate, which is accumulated in VACUOLES overnight as malic acid and subsequently decarboxylated during the day with the resulting CO2 produced being re-fixed by RUBISCO and re-assimilated through the REDUCTIVE PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE. CAM photosynthesis is found mostly in plants in arid areas, but it is also found in aquatic plants and orchids.;

MeSH synonym : CAM Photosynthesis; Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Photosynthesis;

CISMeF acronym : CAM;

Details

Origin ID

D000081962;

UMLS CUI

C5243470;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- CAM photosynthesis [GO term]
False automatic mappings
- Cataract 5, multiple types [OMIM Phenotype]
- Cell Adhesion Molecule [NCIt concept]
- Cell adhesion molecule [FMA entity]
- Cerebral cavernous malformations [OMIM Phenotype]
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine [NCIt concept]
- Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) [LOINC component]
- KRIT1 ankyrin repeat containing [ORDO Gene]
- KRIT1 wt Allele [NCIt concept]
- Krev Interaction Trapped Protein 1 [NCIt concept]
- complementary and integrative medicine [MedlinePlus Topic]
Record concept(s)
- Crassulacean Acid Metabolism [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Physiologic Function [UMLS semantic type]

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