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Bicarbonate uptake via an anion exchange protein is the main mechanism of inorganic carbon acquisition by the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) under variable pH
Description: Macrocystis pyrifera is a widely distributed, highly productive, seaweed. It is known to use bicarbonate (HCO3−) from seawater in photosynthesis and the main mechanism of utilization is attributed to the external catalyzed dehydration of HCO3− by the surface-bound enzyme carbonic anhydrase (CAext). Here, researchers examined other putative HCO3− uptake mechanisms in M. pyrifera. [Source: Journal of Phycology]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12247
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Source: Journal of Phycology
Publish Date: 12/1/2014
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