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. 1977 Nov;132(2):673–675. doi: 10.1128/jb.132.2.673-675.1977

Icosahedral inclusions (carboxysomes) of Nitrobacter agilis.

J M Shively, E Bock, K Westphal, G C Cannon
PMCID: PMC221910  PMID: 199579

Abstract

The icosahedral bodies of Nitrobacter agilis are about 120 nm in diameter and, as viewed by electron microscopy, consist of an outer shell enclosing 10-nm particles. The inner 10-nm particle is the enzyme D-ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase. The bodies isolated from cells incubated 1 month without nitrite had a specific activity for the enzyme of 0.54 mu mol of CO2 fixed per min per mg of protein.

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