Plant Formate Dehydrogenase

Markwell, John

University of Nebraska (United States)

关键词: Photosynthesis;    Chloroplast;    Oxidoreductases;    Enzymes;    Formates;   

DOI  :  10.2172/835750
RP-ID  :  NONE
RP-ID  :  FG02-03ER15435
RP-ID  :  835750

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The research in this study identified formate dehydrogenase, an enzyme that plays a metabolic role on the periphery of one-carbon metabolism, has an unusual localization in Arabidopsis thaliana and that the enzyme has an unusual kinetic plasticity. These properties make it possible that this enzyme could be engineered to attempt to engineer plants with an improved photosynthetic efficiency. We have produced transgenic Arabidopsis and tobacco plants with increased expression of the formate dehydrogenase enzyme to initiate further studies.