Bringing home the carbon: photorespiratory CO2 recovery shows diverse efficiency in Brassicaceae

Catherine A Walsh

doi:10.1093/jxb/erad371

Bringing home the carbon: photorespiratory CO2 recovery shows diverse efficiency in Brassicaceae

J Exp Bot. 2023 Nov 21;74(21):6399-6404. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erad371.

Author

Catherine A Walsh¹

Affiliation

¹ Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.

Abstract

This article comments on:

Schlüter U, Bouvier JW, Guerreiro R, Malisic M, Kontny C, Westhoff P, Stich B, Weber APM. 2023. Brassicaceae display variation in efficiency of photorespiratory carbon-recapturing mechanisms. Journal of Experimental Botany 74, 6631–6649.

Keywords: Brassicaceae; C2 photorespiration; C3–C4 intermediates; carbon-concentrating mechanisms; photorespiratory glycine shuttle; photosynthesis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Biological Evolution
Brassicaceae* / metabolism
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon*
Photosynthesis
Plant Leaves / metabolism
Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase / metabolism

Substances

Carbon
Carbon Dioxide
Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase