Background:

The Calvin Cycle in plants is a process of photorespiration whereby plants through converting (C0 2) whilst producing oxygen (0 2) incorporates Carbon structurely within by a process of photosynthesis refered to a the C 2 Carbon Cycle.

 

C 3 plants include trees and shrubs.

[C 3] Cycle is necessary for sugar biosynthesis.

C 4 plants include corn, sugarcane, millet, and crabgrass.

CAM plants include pineapple and cacti

 

The first supposition is that the current classification of plant types is not broad enough to incorporate plants at very high altitudes as seperate and distinct.

 

C 3 plants equilibrate at apx. 40 to 70 PPM; parts per million, (C0 2).

 

The basis of the Theory is that there is something different about the electron transport of high altitude plants where (C0 2) is plentiful and oxygen (0 2) is thin while Ozone (0 3) together with avialable oxygen (0 2) are jointly being used to fixate in the production of (C0 2). 

 

At elevated mountainous environments a new classification of plants exists at high altitude which can be found respirating higher levels of Oxygen (0 2) / Ozone (0 3) as they  attempts to meet  minimal (C0 2) requirements.

 

Preventing it's own cellular damage by fixating larger amounts of Oxygen (0 2) and high altitude oxidants of Ozone (0 3); (C0 2) always being higher at higher altitudes.

 

Theoretically, a separate classification of plant having developed a method to shield itself from the harmful oxidizing effects of protracted periods of Oxygen (0 2) / Ozone (0 3) exposure vis a' vis the plentiful (C0 2) available for respiration.

 

Carbon Dioxide metabolism having increased genetically, to be discovered as availing itself to be used to genetically engineer plants to increase Carbon fixation within plants at lower levels.

 

It is possible to genetically engineer plant pathogens so as to add them to current crop plants via' genetically engineered bacterium thereby promoting production of oxidants and consequently increase antioxidant properties of the plant.

 

Glutathione being the key.

 

High photon flux and / or high temperatures help (CAM) plants capture Carbon Dioxide (C0 2); while low temperature and low photon flux inhibit (CAM) plants capture of Carbon Dioxide (C0 2).

 

An extremely high photon flux (CAM) can be found within very cold and high mountain altitude having developed so as to aid it in very high (C0 2) environments in order to capture (C0 2) at higher rates; being within a sheltered mountainous area having very cold evenings and warm sunny days.

 

Very high levels of the enzyme "Ribulose-P2; ribulose-bis-phosphate, as the precursor of the C2 / C3 oxidative photosyntheic Carbon Cycle, (ie: the Calvin Cycle), can be measured as a primary indicator of high anti-oxygenate plant properties.

 

Glutathione is produced within a plant due to oxidative assault; high levels of glutathione should be an effective indicator of a plant with high antioxidant properties.

 

Glutathione introduced genetically via' bacterium would cause the plant to produce more anti-oxidization whilst utilizing more Carbon Dioxide (C0 2).

 

Interestingly, Glutathione; occuring naturally, declines in plants with age, though the decline is reduced in plants exposed to Ozone (0 3).

 

In Human populations Glutathione also reduces with age: Glutathione notably opening up a proliferative defect in Human T-Cells by allowing aged T-Cells to arrive at the end result of T-Cell access to the bodies Calcium (Ca 2+); found thereby reversing the age related effects of early T-Cell die-offs and rejuvenating older T-Cells to be indistinguishable to those T-Cells of the very young.

 

Experimentally, a five fold increase in T-Cells was seen at very low levels of Glutathione concentration (5 umol) whilst a ten fold increase in production of T-Cells was observed  at higher concentrations (20 umol).

 

Gluathione as a key element naturally found in Vegetables and Human populations.

 

Theoretically, Glutathione genetically introduced into a gut bacterium would be beneficial to Human health and longevity as well as having beneficial effects in lowering suspended Calcum found in the blood of some Cancer patients; due to a malfunction within the T-Cell to Calcium mechanism.

 

Assumably someplace at high altitudes a bacterium already has mutated so as to produce Glutathione which has been traditionally consumed by local populations imparting longevity.

 

The Caucasus; including the Republics of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia are interesting as many nationalities are living to very old ages (including Russian, Jewish, Armenian and Turkish nationalities).

 

Look for a Glutathione bacterium ingested by those populations as a method to narrow the search area for the desired plant populations.

 

Think of it all as living things beautifully interconnected by God in the Service of Mankind.

 

A true Shangri-La.