Percent of Rubisco out of total soluble leaf protein
| Range | in C3 plants ≤50% in C4 plants ~30% % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Plants |
| Reference | Feller, Urs et al. Rubiscolytics: fate of Rubisco after its enzymatic function in a cell is terminated. 2008. J Exp Botany. 59(7) pp.1615-1624 p.1615 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID17975207 |
| Primary Source | 1) Spreitzer RJ, Salvucci ME. 2002. Rubisco: structure, regulatory interactions and possibilities for a better enzyme. Annual Review of Plant Biology 53, 449–475. (2) Sugiyama T, Mizuno M, Hayashi M. 1984. Partitioning of nitrogen among ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, and pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase as related to biomass productivity in maize seedlings. Plant Physiology 75, 665–669.PubMed ID12221984, 16663684 |
| Comments | "Rubisco is the predominant protein in leaves of C3 plants and may contribute up to 50% to the soluble leaf proteins (1st primary source) and 20–30% of total leaf nitrogen (BNID 101769). In leaves of C4 plants, Rubisco still contributes ~30% to the soluble proteins (2nd primary source) and 5–9% of total leaf nitrogen (BNID 101770)." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 110003 |