Induction phase of activation of RuBisCO

Range 120 to 600 Sec
Organism Plants
Reference Jablonsky J, Bauwe H, Wolkenhauer O. Modeling the Calvin-Benson cycle. BMC Syst Biol. 2011 Nov 3 5: 185. p.4/13 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID22051069
Primary Source (27) Woodrow IE, Mott KA: Rate limitation of non-steady-state photosynthesis by ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase in spinach. Aust J Plant Physiol 1989, 16: 487-500. (28) Kana R, Kotabova E, Prasil O: Acceleration of plastoquinone pool reduction by alternative pathways precedes a decrease in photosynthetic CO2 assimilation in preheated barley leaves. Physiol Plant 2008, 133 :794-806.PubMed ID18494737
Comments It is known that the real system is limited by RuBisCO (ribulose- 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) activation whose induction phase takes 120 s [primary source 27] - 600 s [primary source 28].
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