Table 2. Specificity factor for RuBP carboxylase/oxygenase purified from several species
Species Specificity factor (VcKo/VoKc)
C3 plants Glycine max 82 ± 5 Triticum spp. 90 Hordeum vulgare 87 Oryza sativa 85 Nicotiana tabacum 77 ± 1
C4 plants Amaranthus hybridus 82 ± 4 Zea mays 78 ± 3
Green algae Scenedesmus obliquus 63 ± 2 Chlamydomonas reinhardii 61 ± 5
Cyanobacteria Aphanizomenon flos-aquae 48 ± 2 Cocochloris peniocystis 47 ± 2
Photosynthetic bacteria Rhodospirillum rubrum 15 ± 1 Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides II 9 ± 1
Red algae Galdieria partita 238 Cyanidium caldarium 222 Porphiridium purpureum 144
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