Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (EC 4.1.1.31) was purified to homogeneity with about 29% recovery from immature pods of chickpea using ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE-cellulose chromatography, and gel filtration through Sephadex G-200 (9,22,23). In C4 plants, the enzyme levels in leaves are about 20-fold higher on a Chl basis than in C3 plants (9, 11) and the enzyme is localized in the cytoplasm of mesophyll cells (24). In addition to its role in C4 and CAM plants, relatively higher levels of PEP2 carboxylase have been reported in pod tissues of several legumes including chickpea (5, 10, 15). In these tissues, the enzyme has been suggested for reducing carbon losses by assimilating CO2 released during dark respiration or photorespiration; hence playing a major role in dark fixation of CO2. Though the enzyme has been well characterized from C4 and CAM plants (22)