Photosynthesis in Chromera velia represents a simple system with high efficiency.

Chromera velia (Alveolata) is a close relative to apicomplexan parasites with a functional photosynthetic plastid. Even though C. velia has a primitive complement of pigments (lacks chlorophyll c) and uses an ancient type II form of RuBISCO, we found that its photosynthesis is very efficient with th...

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Main Authors: Antonietta Quigg, Eva Kotabová, Jana Jarešová, Radek Kaňa, Jiří Setlík, Barbora Sedivá, Ondřej Komárek, Ondřej Prášil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3468483?pdf=render