Role of C4 carbon fixation in Ulva prolifera, the macroalga responsible for the world’s largest green tides

• Published in: Communications biology Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 494
• Main Authors: Liu, Dongyan, Ma, Qian, Valiela, Ivan, Anderson, Donald M., Keesing, John K., Gao, Kunshan, Zhen, Yu, Sun, Xiyan, Wang, Yujue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 07.09.2020; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/158/1745; 631/449/1734; 631/449/2668; 631/449/2686; Algae; Biology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Carbon; Carbon dioxide; Carbon fixation; Carbonic anhydrases; Dehydration; Life Sciences; Photosynthesis; Seaweeds; Species; Ulva prolifera

Most marine algae preferentially assimilate CO 2 via the Calvin-Benson Cycle (C 3 ) and catalyze HCO 3 − dehydration via carbonic anhydrase (CA) as a CO 2 -compensatory mechanism, but certain species utilize the Hatch-Slack Cycle (C 4 ) to enhance photosynthesis. The occurrence and importance of the...