Open AccessInsight into Ribulose 1,5-Bis-Phosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase Assembly in Maize
Author(s) -
Kathleen L. Farquharson
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.112.240814
Subject(s) - rubisco , oxygenase , pyruvate carboxylase , ribulose , biology , cyanobacteria , photosynthesis , biochemistry , phosphate , enzyme , botany , bacteria , genetics
Widely heralded as the most important enzyme on Earth, ribulose 1,5-bis-phosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) catalyzes the reaction that draws inorganic carbon into the biosphere during the Calvin-Benson cycle. In higher plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, Rubisco occurs as a hexadecamer
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