Ratio between CO2 concentration in cell and CO2 external abundance due to CCM
| Value | 1000 Fold |
|---|---|
| Organism | Cyanobacteria |
| Reference | Peña KL, Castel SE, de Araujo C, Espie GS, Kimber MS. Structural basis of the oxidative activation of the carboxysomal gamma-carbonic anhydrase, CcmM. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Feb 9 107(6):2455-60 p.2455 left columnPubMed ID20133749 |
| Comments | A variety of light-dependent CO2 and HCO3- transporters actively pump inorganic carbon across the cellular membrane where it accumulates in the cytosol as HCO3- at up to 1,000 times its external abundance. CCM=Carbon dioxide Concentrating Mechanism. See BNID 105701 |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 106094 |