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Effect of Reduction in Carbonic Anhydrase Activity Caused by Zinc Deficiency on CO2 Transfer Resistance

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Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects

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Carbonic anhydrase (CA; EC.4.2.1.1) catalyzes the reversible conversion of CO2 to HCO3. CA has been recognized as an important enzyme that is closely associated with photosynthesis and the activity of CA can be specifically inhibited by zinc deficiency. In a previous study, we succeeded in estimating the magnitude of the CO2 transfer resistance (rr) from the intercellular space of mesophyll cells to the site of CO2 fixation in the chloroplasts (1). The purpose of the present study was to elucidate the relationship between the activity of CA and each component of mesophyll resistance and the mechanism of the specific inhibition of CA activity by using zinc deficient rice plants.

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  1. Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Science, University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113, Japan

    Haruto Sasaki

  2. National Institute of Agrobiological Resources, Japan

    Tatsuro Hirose & Ryu Ohsugi

  3. National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan

    Yoshito Watanabe

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  1. Biological Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary

    G. Garab

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Sasaki, H., Hirose, T., Watanabe, Y., Ohsugi, R. (1998). Effect of Reduction in Carbonic Anhydrase Activity Caused by Zinc Deficiency on CO2 Transfer Resistance. In: Garab, G. (eds) Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3953-3_806

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