Evolving Methanococcoides burtonii archaeal Rubisco for improved photosynthesis and plant growth

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Wilson, Robert H ^a   Alonso, Hernan ^a   Whitney, Spencer M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; PHYTOHORMONE; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE;

GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHANOCOCCUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; TOBACCO; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANOCOCCUS; MUTATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENES;

EID: 84959515576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep22284     Document Type: Article

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