Carboxylases in natural and synthetic microbial pathways.
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SUBMITTER: Erb TJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3233076 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Carboxylases in natural and synthetic microbial pathways.
Applied and environmental microbiology 20111014 24
Carboxylases are among the most important enzymes in the biosphere, because they catalyze a key reaction in the global carbon cycle: the fixation of inorganic carbon (CO₂). This minireview discusses the physiological roles of carboxylases in different microbial pathways that range from autotrophy, carbon assimilation, and anaplerosis to biosynthetic and redox-balancing functions. In addition, the current and possible future uses of carboxylation reactions in synthetic biology are discussed. Such ...[more]
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