Enzymatic Regulation of Photosynthetic CO2, Fixation in C3 Plants
Enzymatic Regulation of Photosynthetic CO2, Fixation in C3 Plants
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10.1146/annurev.pp.39.060188.002533
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1988
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I. E. Woodrow;J. Berry
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作者:
I. E. Woodrow;J. Berry
The physiological process of photosynthetic CO2 uptake by plant leaves is a manifestation of reactions catalyzed by ribulose-l, 5-bisphosphate carboxyl ase/oxygenase (Rubisco). In this review we consider the metabolic and biochemical factors that exert" local control" over these reactions in vivo. Mechanisms of regulation (particularly of Rubisco) play a prominent role here, but the phenomenon of central interest is the overall regulation of the biochemical process of photosynthesis. Our goal is to show how some of these mechanisms, which effect" local" control of this key enzyme, are linked to other steps in the photosynthetic process, thus forming" regulatory se quences" that connect the velocity of the carboxylation and oxygenation reactions to independent factors of the environment (eg the intensity of light or the concentration of CO2), These sequences bring us, inescapably, to consideration of limiting factors in photosynthesis-a topic that has been considered mostly in qualitative terms. To facilitate a natural progression toward application of quantitative methods we pay particular attention in this part of the review to quantitative procedures that have been used to examine control of complex metabolic systems by co-limiting factors. Finally, we note that our approach to this problem is conditioned in part by the view that, through evolutionary processes, the photosynthetic system has been selected to achieve efficient use of limited resources for primary production. We conclude our review with consideration of some general ways in which the regulation of CO2 fixation conforms to this view.