scholarly journals Multigene manipulation of photosynthetic carbon assimilation increases CO2 fixation and biomass yield in tobacco

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (13) ◽  
pp. 4075-4090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Simkin ◽  
Lorna McAusland ◽  
Lauren R. Headland ◽  
Tracy Lawson ◽  
Christine A. Raines
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Fixation ◽  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Carbon Assimilation ◽  
Photosynthetic Carbon ◽  
Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation

scholarly journals Shedding light on the dark reactions: Hatch and Slack and C4 photosynthesis

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 29-32
Author(s):  
Steven Gutteridge
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Fixation ◽  
C4 Photosynthesis ◽  
Carbon Assimilation ◽  
Dicarboxylic Acids ◽  
General Process ◽  
Biochemical Journal ◽  
Photosynthetic Carbon ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation

Some 40 years ago almost to the month, Hatch and Slack1 reported in the Biochemical Journal that the initial reactions of CO2 fixation in some plants were significantly different from those recently accepted to describe the general process of photosynthetic carbon assimilation. Their observations that C4 dicarboxylic acids were the initial products of assimilation rather than 3-phosphoglycerate confounded established assertions. This work, and subsequent papers that emerged, made a huge impact, both biochemical and physiological, on the field of photosynthesis.

Metabolic regulation of photosynthesis

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elmien Heyneke ◽  
Alisdair R. Fernie
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Regulation ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Carbon Assimilation ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Photosynthetic Carbon ◽  
Metabolic Reactions ◽  
Predictive Understanding ◽  
Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation ◽  
Regulation Of Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is fundamental to biomass production, but is a dynamic process sensitive to environmental constraints. In recent years, approaches to increase biomass and grain yield by altering photosynthetically related processes in the plant have received considerable attention. However, improving biomass yield requires a predictive understanding of the molecular mechanisms that allow photosynthesis to be adjusted. The important roles of metabolic reactions external to those directly involved in photosynthesis are highlighted in this review; however, our major focus is on the routes taken to improve photosynthetic carbon assimilation and to increase photosynthetic efficiency and consequently biomass yield.

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