Designs on Rubisco
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Rubisco, an enzyme in photosynthesis that is responsible for the conversion of inorganic carbon, as [Co.sub.2], into organic compounds, has the reputation of being slow and inefficient, because of its mechanism of selecting C[O.sub.2] over [O.sub.2]. Scientists have come up with an explanatory mechanism for the trade-off usually observed between the specificity factor (a ratio indicating selectivity for C[O.sub.2] over [O.sub.2]) and the rate of enzyme turnover.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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The art of splitting water
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The article discusses a new approach for the synthesis of several new catalysts that can facilitate the first part of the splitting reaction-water oxidation in artificial photosynthesis. The findings show that the water oxidation and splitting is extremely difficult and hence require a catalyst for the operation.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2008
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