date:Dec 12, 2012
in photosynthesis to convert atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2 ) into energy stored in the plant.
Large amounts of the Rubiscos enzyme are necessary in crop leaves and accounts for around half of the leaf soluble protein. The scientists believe that the reason for this is that Rubisco is not very efficient in C3 plants because it is optimised for the lower atmospheric CO2 levels of the past 25 million years and not optimised for today's elevated CO2 levels, which climate change is likely to exac