A faster Rubisco with potential to increase photosynthesis in crops

Myat T. Lin, Alessandro Occhialini, P. John Andralojc, Martin A. J. Parry and Maureen R. Hanson ()
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Myat T. Lin: Cornell University
Alessandro Occhialini: Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
P. John Andralojc: Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
Martin A. J. Parry: Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
Maureen R. Hanson: Cornell University

Nature, 2014, vol. 513, issue 7519, 547-550

Abstract: The plant enzyme Rubisco is the main enzyme converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into biological compounds, however, this enzymatic process is inefficient in vascular plants; this study demonstrates that tobacco plants can be engineered to fix carbon with a faster cyanobacterial Rubisco, thus potentially improving plant photosynthesis.

Date: 2014
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