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Purified Ribulose-P2 carboxylase from wheat with high specific activity and with fast activation

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Abbreviations

Es :

slow-activating enzyme

Er :

rapidly-activating enzyme

Eact :

activated enzyme

Ribulose-P2 :

D-ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate

Fructose-P2 :

D-fructose 1,6-bisphosphate

SO4 2- :

Pi and PPi, inorganic sulphate, orthophosphate and pyrophosphate ions respectively

SDS:

sodium dodecyl sulphate

Vc :

carboxylase activity rate

Vo :

oxygenase activity rate

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  1. Biochemistry Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, AL5 2JQ, Harpenden, Herts, UK

    C. N. G. Schmidt, M. J. Cornelius, S. Burton, M. A. J. Parry, B. N. Millard, A. J. Keys & S. Gutteridge

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Schmidt, C.N.G., Cornelius, M.J., Burton, S. et al. Purified Ribulose-P2 carboxylase from wheat with high specific activity and with fast activation. Photosynth Res 5, 47–62 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00018374

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