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. 1999 Jan;119(1):133–142. doi: 10.1104/pp.119.1.133

Table I.

Comparison of the properties of the various forms of Rubiscoa

Source CO2 Km
Vmax Carboxylation Relative Specificity
CO2 Ribulose-P2
mol CO2 large subunit−1 μm s−1
Sunflower 0.97  ± 0.07 8.2  ± 0.7 16.3  ± 2.1 2.2  ± 0.2 98  ± 2.1
Hybrid 0.80  ± 0.08 60.4  ± 8.2 100.1  ± 8.4 0.5  ± 0.1 89  ± 2.2
Tobacco 1.10  ± 0.08 12.2  ± 1.0 20.3  ± 3.0 1.9  ± 0.2 85  ± 2.5
a

Values are ±se; n = 3.