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A faster Rubisco with potential to increase photosynthesis in crops.
Nature - 25 Sept 2014
Lin Myat T, Occhialini Alessandro, Andralojc P John, Parry Martin A J, Hanson Maureen R
Abstract excerpt
In photosynthetic organisms, D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) is the major enzyme assimilating atmospheric CO2 into the biosphere. Owing to the wasteful oxygenase activity and slow turnover of Rubisco, the enzyme is among the most important targets for improving the photosynthetic efficiency of vascular plants. It has been anticipated that introducing the CO2-concentrating mechanism...
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