Robert E. Jinkerson

Oct 25, 2024 | cell.com | Robert E. Jinkerson

KeywordsagricultureelectrochemicalCO2 utilizationfood productionIntroductionToday, food production makes up a third of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, with nearly half of the world’s habitable land being used for agricultural purposes.1,2 As the global population continues to surge and developing nations adopt Western dietary patterns, the environmental impact of food production is only expected to grow.

Dec 28, 2023 | cell.com | Robert E. Jinkerson |Daniel Poveda-Huertes |Elizabeth Cooney |Anna Cho

Highlights•CHLCS is a multidomain enzyme that produces chlorophyll c in dinoflagellates•2OG dioxygenase domain is essential for chlorophyll c catalysis•Phylogeny reveals CHLCS evolution patterns in chlorophyll c-containing algae•CHLCS expression in plants results in chlorophyll c1 and c2 accumulationSummaryChlorophyll c is a key photosynthetic pigment that has been used historically to classify eukaryotic algae.