Crassulacean acid metabolism

Ian S Gilman; Erika J Edwards

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.073

Crassulacean acid metabolism

Curr Biol. 2020 Jan 20;30(2):R57-R62. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.073.

Authors

Ian S Gilman¹, Erika J Edwards²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. Electronic address: ian.gilman@yale.edu.
² Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.

PMID: 31962074
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.073

Abstract

Gilman and Edwards introduce crassulacean acid metabolism and highlight how recent advances in molecular biology are deepening our knowledge of CAM evolution.

MeSH terms

Carbon Cycle*
Carbon Dioxide / metabolism*
Malates / metabolism*
Photosynthesis*
Plant Physiological Phenomena

Substances

Malates
Carbon Dioxide
malic acid