Microbial ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase: A molecule for phylogenetic and enzymological investigation

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作者
Watson, GMF
Tabita, FR
机构
[1] OHIO STATE UNIV,DEPT MICROBIOL,COLUMBUS,OH 43210
[2] OHIO STATE UNIV,PLANT MOL BIO BIOTECHNOL PROGRAM,COLUMBUS,OH 43210
关键词
ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase; RubisCO; molecular phylogeny; kinetics; structure; mutagenesis;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-1097(96)00417-X
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RubisCO) catalyzes the key reaction of the Calvin reductive pentose phosphate cycle and as such is responsible for life as we know it. This enzyme has been intensively studied for decades. Evidence that RubisCO phylogenies are incongruent with those derived from other macromolecules has been accumulating and recent discoveries have driven home this point. Here we review findings regarding RubisCO phylogeny and discuss these in the context of the important biochemical and structural features of the enzyme. The implications for the engineering of improved RubisCO enzymes are considered.
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