The RUBISCO to photosystem ii ratio limits the maximum photosynthetic rate in picocyanobacteria

Life

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 403-417

  Zorz, Jackie K ^a   Allanach, Jessica R ^a   Murphy, Cole D ^a   Roodvoets, Mitchell S ^a   Campbell, Douglas A ^a   Cockshutt, Amanda M ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Photosystem I: Photosystem II: Cytochrome b6f; Prochlorococcus; RUBISCO; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922815142     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20751729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/life5010403     Document Type: Article

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