Benoit de Pins

Sep 27, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Noam Prywes |Luke M Oltrogge |Benoit de Pins |Naiya R Phillips

AbstractThe enzyme rubisco catalyzes the first step of carbon assimilation in photosynthesis. Despite the massive flux of CO2 passing through this active site over billions of years, extant rubisco has relatively slow kinetics and is prone to off-target activity. In many growth regimes, this limits photosynthesis in planta. Many attempts have been made to improve the kinetic parameters of rubisco with limited success, potentially due to biochemical trade-offs.