Fraction of carboxysome volume occupied by RuBisCOs
| Value | 27 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Cyanobacterium Synechococcus WH8102 |
| Reference | Iancu et al. The Structure of Isolated Synechococcus Strain WH8102 Carboxysomes as Revealed by Electron Cryotomography. J. Mol. Biol. 2007. 372 pp.763-774PubMed ID17669419 |
| Comments | This is assuming RuBisCO is approximately spherical and the carboxysome volume was determined assuming a regular icosahedron. See BNID 105882 |
| Entered by | Phil Mongiovi |
| ID | 101680 |