Identification, localization and knock-out of pyrenoid components in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase (Rubisco) is the enzyme responsible for most photosynthetic carbon dioxide fixation. Surprisingly, it is an inaccurate and slow catalyst, occasionally reacting with O2 instead of CO2 to create wasteful byproducts. To minimize Rubisco’s shortcomings, ph...
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| Format: | Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy |
| Language: | English |
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Nanyang Technological University
2025
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/182327 |