Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause
Proponents of algal biofuels hope that photosynthesis could be improved, which would make them economically feasible. One of the means to do that would be by engineering and making the slow enzyme RuBisCO more efficient. In this commentary article I discuss the possibility it could be a lost cause,...
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| author | Svetoslav Dimitrov Alexandrov |
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| description | Proponents of algal biofuels hope that photosynthesis could be improved, which would make them economically feasible. One of the means to do that would be by engineering and making the slow enzyme RuBisCO more efficient. In this commentary article I discuss the possibility it could be a lost cause, because the proper place of the enzyme in the evolutionary history is still misunderstood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87e4c0f1bcf94acea1ebc3fc62a8c6d12023-09-02T17:59:14ZengThe Running LineAdvancements in Life Sciences2310-53802310-53802016-11-01410102Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost causeSvetoslav Dimitrov Alexandrov0Department of Experimental Algology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – BulgariaProponents of algal biofuels hope that photosynthesis could be improved, which would make them economically feasible. One of the means to do that would be by engineering and making the slow enzyme RuBisCO more efficient. In this commentary article I discuss the possibility it could be a lost cause, because the proper place of the enzyme in the evolutionary history is still misunderstood.http://www.als-journal.com/411-16/BiofuelGenetic Engineering |
| spellingShingle | Svetoslav Dimitrov Alexandrov Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause Advancements in Life Sciences Biofuel Genetic Engineering |
| title | Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause |
| title_full | Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause |
| title_fullStr | Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause |
| title_full_unstemmed | Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause |
| title_short | Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause |
| title_sort | re engineering of rubisco for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause |
| topic | Biofuel Genetic Engineering |
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