Towards a biochemical characterization of the diatom pyrenoid
The key photosynthetic CO2-fixing enzyme, Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco), generally possesses a poor catalytic rate. It is also susceptible to a side-reaction with oxygen and forms dead-end inhibited complexes with sugar phosphates. Increasing the CO2 concentration at the...
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Format: | Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy |
Language: | English |
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Nanyang Technological University
2020
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137338 |