Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause

Proponents of algal biofuels hope that photosynthesis could be improved, which would make them economically feasible. One of the means to do that would be by engineering and making the slow enzyme RuBisCO more efficient. In this commentary article I discuss the possibility it could be a lost cause,...

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Main Author:	Svetoslav Dimitrov Alexandrov
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of the Punjab 2016-11-01
Series:	Advancements in Life Sciences
Subjects:	Biofuel Genetic Engineering
Online Access:	http://www.als-journal.com/411-16/

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spelling	doaj-87e4c0f1bcf94acea1ebc3fc62a8c6d12020-11-24T23:34:10Zeng University of the PunjabAdvancements in Life Sciences2310-53802310-53802016-11-01410102Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost causeSvetoslav Dimitrov Alexandrov0Department of Experimental Algology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – BulgariaProponents of algal biofuels hope that photosynthesis could be improved, which would make them economically feasible. One of the means to do that would be by engineering and making the slow enzyme RuBisCO more efficient. In this commentary article I discuss the possibility it could be a lost cause, because the proper place of the enzyme in the evolutionary history is still misunderstood. http://www.als-journal.com/411-16/BiofuelGenetic Engineering
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title	Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause
title_short	Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause
title_full	Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause
title_fullStr	Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause
title_full_unstemmed	Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause
title_sort	re-engineering of rubisco for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause
publisher	University of the Punjab
series	Advancements in Life Sciences
issn	2310-5380 2310-5380
publishDate	2016-11-01
description	Proponents of algal biofuels hope that photosynthesis could be improved, which would make them economically feasible. One of the means to do that would be by engineering and making the slow enzyme RuBisCO more efficient. In this commentary article I discuss the possibility it could be a lost cause, because the proper place of the enzyme in the evolutionary history is still misunderstood.
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Re-engineering of RuBisCO for the purpose of producing algal biofuels may be a lost cause

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