Number of quanta expended for assimilation of each CO2 molecule in CCM
| Range | 3-4 Unitless |
|---|---|
| Organism | Green algae |
| Reference | Fridlyand L, Kaplan A, Reinhold L. Quantitative evaluation of the role of a putative CO2-scavenging entity in the cyanobacterial CO2-concentrating mechanism. Biosystems. 1996 37(3):229-38. p. 237 left column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID8924647 |
| Primary Source | Burger, J., Miyachi, S., Gallard, P. and Senger, H., 1988, Quantum requirements of photosynthetic oxygen evolution and 77K fluorescence emission spectra in unicellular green algae grown under low and high CO2 conditions. Bot. Acta. 101, 229-232. |
| Comments | The operation of the CCM in microalgae requires additional expenditure of about three to four quanta per each assimilated CO2 molecule (primary source) see BNID 102630 |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 102631 |