Taxonomic distribution of Crassulacean acid metabolism by Smith, J, Winter, K

Crassulacean acid metabolism: a continuous or discrete trait? by Winter, K, Holtum, JAM, Smith, JAC

“…The key components of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) – nocturnal fixation of atmospheric CO2 and its processing via Rubisco in the subsequent light period – are now reasonably well understood in terms of the biochemical reactions defining this water-saving mode of carbon assimilation. …”

Potential of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plants as biomass for bioenergy and biorefinery by Lueangwattanapong, K

“…Recently, Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) plants such as agave and prickly pear have gained research interest as alternative energy crops. …”

Intracellular transport and pathways of carbon flow in plants with crassulacean acid metabolism by Holtum, J, Smith, J, Neuhaus, H

“…The massive daily reciprocal transfer of carbon between acids and carbohydrates that is unique to crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) involves extensive and regulated transport of metabolites between chloroplasts, vacuoles, the cytosol and mitochondria. …”

Multiple origins of crassulacean acid metabolism and the epiphytic habit in the Neotropical family Bromeliaceae. by Crayn, D, Winter, K, Smith, J

“…Diversification in bromeliads has been linked to several key innovations, including water- and nutrient-impounding phytotelmata, absorptive epidermal trichomes, and the water-conserving mode of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM). To clarify the origins of CAM and the epiphytic habit, we conducted a phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences for 51 bromeliad taxa by using the plastid loci matK and the rps16 intron, combined with a survey of photosynthetic pathway determined by carbon-isotope ratios for 1,873 species representing 65% of the family. …”

Exploiting the potential of plants with crassulacean acid metabolism for bioenergy production on marginal lands. by Borland, A, Griffiths, H, Hartwell, J, Smith, J

“…Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a photosynthetic adaptation that facilitates the uptake of CO(2) at night and thereby optimizes the water-use efficiency of carbon assimilation in plants growing in arid habitats. …”

Ecological and evolutionary significance of crassulacean acid metabolism in the montane genus puya (Bromeliaceae) by Beltran, J

“…<p>Little is known about the evolution and ecology of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in the genus <em>Puya</em> Molina. …”

The Kalanchoë genome provides insights into convergent evolution and building blocks of crassulacean acid metabolism by Yang, X, Hu, R, Yin, H, Jenkins, J, Shu, S, Tang, H, Liu, D, Weighill, D, Cheol Yim, W, Ha, J, Heyduk, K, Goodstein, D, Guo, H, Moseley, R, Fitzek, E, Jawdy, S, Zhang, Z, Xie, M, Hartwell, J, Grimwood, J, Abraham, P, Mewalal, R, Beltrán, J, Boxall, S, Dever, L, Palla, K, Albion, R, Garcia, T, Mayer, J, Don Lim, S, Man Wai, C, Peluso, P, Van Buren, R, De Paoli, H, Borland, A, Guo, H, Chen, J, Muchero, W, Yin, Y, Jacobson, D, Tschaplinski, T, Hettich, R, Ming, R, Winter, K, Leebens-Mack, J, Smith, J, Cushman, J, Schmutz, J, Tuskan, G

“…Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a water-use efficient adaptation of photosynthesis that has evolved independently many times in diverse lineages of flowering plants. …”

Anaerobic digestion of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism plants: Exploring alternative feedstocks for semi-arid lands by Lueangwattanapong, K, Ammam, F, Mason, P, Whitehead, C, McQueen-mason, S, Gomez, L, Smith, J, Thompson, I

“…In this work, five Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) species from the five different genera (Agave, Ananas, Euphorbia, Kalanchoe, and Opuntia) were selected as alternative feedstocks and their biochemical methane potentials (BMP) were investigated. …”

Rethinking the potential productivity of crassulacean acid metabolism by integrating metabolic dynamics with shoot architecture, using the example of Agave tequilana by Wang, Y, Smith, JAC, Zhu, X-G, Long, SP

MALATE-DEPENDENT PROTON TRANSPORT IN TONOPLAST VESICLES ISOLATED FROM ORCHID LEAVES CORRELATES WITH THE EXPRESSION OF CRASSULACEAN ACID METABOLISM by White, P, Smith, J

A macro-ecological perspective on crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis evolution in Afro-Madagascan drylands: Eulophiinae orchids as a case study by Bone, RE, Smith, JAC, Arrigo, N, Buerki, S

“…<p>Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis is an adaptation to water and atmospheric CO2 deficits that has been linked to diversification in dry-adapted plants. …”

Computational analysis of the productivity potential of CAM by Shameer, S, Baghalian, K, Cheung, CYM, Ratcliffe, RG, Sweetlove, LJ

“…There is considerable interest in transferring Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) to C3 crops to improve their water use efficiency. …”

Anaerobic co-digestion of Euphorbia tirucalli with pig blood for volatile fatty acid production by Tenci, NA, Ammam, F, Huang, WE, Thompson, IP

“…Acidogenic fermentation of biomass to produce volatile fatty acids provides a renewable pathway to industrial chemicals ordinarily derived from petrochemicals. Crassulacean acid metabolism plants such as Euphorbia tirucalli are cultivable on marginal land and offer promising feedstocks for this purpose. …”

CAM photosynthesis: the acid test by Winter, K, Smith, JAC

“…There is currently considerable interest in the prospects for bioengineering crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis – or key elements associated with it, such as increased water-use efficiency – into C3 plants. …”

Evolutionary relationships and biogeography of the ant-Epiphytic Genus Squamellaria (Rubiaceae: Psychotrieae) and their taxonomic implications by Chomicki, G, Renner, S

“…The diagnoses of the new species are based on morphological and DNA traits, with further insights from microCT scanning of flowers and leaf <em>δ¹³C</em> ratios (associated with Crassulacean acid metabolism). Our field and phylogenetic work results in a new circumscription of the genus <em>Squamellaria</em>, which now contains 12 species (to which we also provide a taxonomic key), not 3 as in the last revision. …”

TONOPLAST NA+/H+ ANTIPORT ACTIVITY AND ITS ENERGIZATION BY THE VACUOLAR H+-ATPASE IN THE HALOPHYTIC PLANT MESEMBRYANTHEMUM-CRYSTALLINUM L by Barkla, B, Zingarelli, L, Blumwald, E, Smith, J

“…Tonoplast vesicles were isolated from leaf mesophyll tissue of the inducible Crassulacean acid metabolism plant Mesembryanthemum crystallinum to investigate the mechanism of vacuolar Na+ accumulation in this halophilic species. …”

Temporal and spatial transcriptomic and microRNA dynamics of CAM photosynthesis in pineapple by Wai, CM, VanBuren, R, Zhang, J, Huang, L, Miao, W, Edger, PP, Yim, WC, Priest, HD, Meyers, BC, Mockler, T, Smith, JAC, Cushman, JC, Ming, R

“…The altered carbon assimilation pathway of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis results in an up to 80% higher water‐use efficiency than C3 photosynthesis in plants making it a potentially useful pathway for engineering crop plants with improved drought tolerance. …”

Ammonium intensifies CAM photosynthesis and counteracts drought effects by increasing malate transport and antioxidant capacity in Guzmania monostachia by Pereira, P, Gaspar, M, Smith, J, Mercier, H

“…Guzmania monostachia (Bromeliaceae) is a tropical epiphyte capable of up-regulating crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in its photosynthetic tissues in response to changing nutrient and water availability. …”

Isolation and sequence analysis of a cDNA encoding the c subunit of a vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase from the CAM plant Kalanchoe daigremontiana. by Bartholomew, D, Rees, D, Rambaut, A, Smith, J

“…We report the sequence of a cDNA clone encoding the c ("16 kDa') subunit of a vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase (V-ATPase) from Kalanchoë daigremontiana, a plant in which the cell vacuole plays a pivotal role in crassulacean acid metabolism. The clone, pKVA211, was isolated from a K. daigremontiana leaf cDNA library constructed in lambda ZAP II using a homologous PCR-generated cDNA probe for the V-ATPase c subunit. …”