Cyanobacterial carboxysomes: Microcompartments that facilitate CO 2 fixation

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 300-307

  Rae, Benjamin D ^a   Long, Benedict M ^a   Whitehead, Lynne F ^a   Förster, Britta ^a   Badger, Murray R ^a   Price, G Dean ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide fixation; Carboxysome; Microcompartment; Photosynthesis; Ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYSOME; PROTEIN; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL ENZYME; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME KINETICS; ESTUARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL INCLUSION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENCAPSULATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEOBACTERIA;

CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 84881504287     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: 16602412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000351342     Document Type: Article

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