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Struggling for breath: Getting carbon dioxide into cells for photosynthesis – Phys.org
During photosynthesis, leaves capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and transform it into organic compounds. However, getting from the leaf surface to…
During photosynthesis, leaves capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and transform it into organic compounds. However, getting from the leaf surface to the enzymes where carbon is fixed inside leaves is full of challenges. Understanding how each of the many obstacles CO2 molecules encounter in their frantic adventure to fixation is essential, if we want to manipulate them and improve crop production.
In a Tansley review published this week in the journal New Phytologist, Professor John…
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