C2 cycle or glycolate pathway operates during the daytime in C_{3 }plants & RuBisCO acts as oxygenase at higher concentration of O2 and low CO_{2 }concentration in the C3-green cells. The light-dependent uptake of O2& release of CO2 in C3 photosynthetic cells is called photorespiration.
RuBP+O2→LowCO2concentration,HighO2concentration,HightemperatureRuBisCO1PGA+1Phosphoglycolate(5C)(3C)(2C)