Evolutionary escape from the Rubisco activase requirement

• Main Author: Guo, Zhijun
• Other Authors: Oliver Mueller-Cajar
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Evolution; DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Biochemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102661; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47766
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) catalyzes the rate-limiting carbon fixation step in photosynthesis. Despite its essential role, Rubisco is inefficient and possesses sluggish kinetics. In addition, Rubisco from many species (including plants) are prone to inhibition by sugar...