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Rubisco evolution in C₄ eudicots: an analysis of Amaranthaceae sensu lato

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Background Rubisco (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) catalyses the key reaction in the photosynthetic assimilation of CO2. In C4 plants CO2 is supplied to Rubisco by an auxiliary CO2-concentrating pathway that helps to maximize the carboxylase activity of the enzyme while suppressing its oxygenase activity. As a consequence, C4 Rubisco exhibits a higher maximum velocity but lower substrate specificity compared with the C3 enzyme. Specific amino-acids in Rubisco are associated ...

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10.1371/journal.pone.0052974

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Plant Sciences
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Public Library of Science Publisher's website
Journal:
PLoS ONE Journal website
Volume:
7
Issue:
12
Pages:
ARTN e52974
Publication date:
2012-12-20
Acceptance date:
2012-11-26
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EISSN:
1932-6203
ISSN:
1932-6203
Language:
English
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uuid:23743669-d578-4621-9758-854375a8ab23
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pubs:369854
Source identifiers:
369854
Deposit date:
2013-11-16

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