Biochemical and synthetic biology approaches to improve photosynthetic CO2-fixation

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2016, Pages 72-79

  Erb, Tobias J ^a,b   Zarzycki, Jan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE;

CATALYSIS; ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PHOTORESPIRATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; REVIEW; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; METABOLISM;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 84989186968     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: 18790402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.06.026     Document Type: Review

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