Ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) mediates the fixation of
atmospheric CO2 in photosynthesis by catalyzing the carboxylation of the 5-carbon sugar …

Metal ions provide considerable functionality across biological systems, and their utilization
within biomolecules has adapted through changes in the chemical environment to maintain …

Cyanobacteria are among the most ancient of evolutionary lineages, oxygenic
photosynthesizers that may have originated before 3.0 Ga, as evidenced by free oxygen …

Construction and assembly of the Geologic Time Scale involves:(a) constructing a relative
(chronostratigraphic) standard scale for key periods in the Earth's rock record;(b) identifying …

Rubisco is the primary entry point for carbon into the biosphere. However, rubisco is widely
regarded as inefficient leading many to question whether the enzyme can adapt to become …

Earth as an Evolving Planetary System, Fourth Edition discusses key topics dealing with the
evolution and interaction through time of Earth's crust, mantle, core, atmosphere …

When cyanobacteria originated and diversified, and what their ancient traits were, remain
critical unresolved problems. Here, we used a phylogenomic approach to construct a well …

Rubisco sustains the biosphere through the fixation of CO2 into biomass. In plants and
cyanobacteria, form I Rubisco is structurally comprised of large and small subunits, whereas …

Conditions at the surface of the young (Hadean and early Archean) Earth were suitable for
the emergence and evolution of life. After an initial hot period, surface temperatures in the …

The present study characterizes the kinetic properties of ribulose‐1, 5‐bisphosphate
carboxylase/oxygenase (R ubisco) from 28 terrestrial plant species, representing different …