In many algae, photosynthesis is boosted by biophysical CO2-concentrating mechanisms, which pack the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco into liquid-like organelles called pyrenoids. Engineering C3 crops with a...

This study demonstrates the power of directed evolution to unlock latent functional potential in plant Rubisco. By identifying mutations that enhance CO2 fixation and solubility, it advances avenues f...

Taylor-Kearney et al. discuss the evolution and origins of the enzyme rubisco.

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Canadian wellness brand Landish has launched a new protein powder combining Plantible Foods’s duckweed-derived Rubisco ingredient with four other plant-based proteins. The world’s most plentiful protein is making its way into the mainstream. Landish, a Canadian wellness brand that sells a range of supplements, has teamed up with US startup Plantible Foods to use the latter’s Rubisco protein in a new five-plant protein powder blend. Plantible’s Rubi Protein, sourced from duckweed leaves, is combined with protein from fava beans, alfalfa, hemp seeds and spirulina in the product, offering 20g of complete protein per 24g scoop. The launch comes weeks after Plantible secured $35M in loan and equity funding, led by X-Caliber Rural Capital, a licensed lender of the US Department of Agriculture, to expand its manufacturing capacity fivefold. Landish blends Rubisco with wellness-focused ingredients Duckweeds, also known as lemna or water lentils, are free-floating freshwater aquatic plants that form a green carpet on the surface of water. They’ve been consumed in Southeast Asia for centuries, but have witnessed a rise in popularity in the last decade, thanks to their environmental and nutritional benefits. These plants don’t occupy any farmland or contribute to deforestation, and contain more micronutrients than many vegetables...

Rubisco is the main gateway through which inorganic carbon enters the biosphere, catalyzing the vast majority of carbon fixation on Earth. This pivotal enzyme has long been observed to be kinetically ...

Algal photosynthesis relies on a biomolecular condensate known as the pyrenoid, which sequesters the cell’s Rubisco. The pyrenoid constituent Rubisco activase partitions to the condensate via an eleme...

Background Rubisco is among the most abundant enzymes on Earth and is a critical conduit for inorganic carbon into the biosphere. Despite this, the full extent of rubisco diversity and the biology of ...

The RIPE team laser-focused on improving photosynthetic efficiency and new research sheds light on the complex regulation of Rubisco activity. In many plant species, Rubisco activity is inhibited by...

Carbon dioxide (CO2) assimilation by the enzyme Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase (Rubisco) underpins biomass accumulation in photosy...

Rubisco is the main gateway through which inorganic carbon enters the biosphere, catalyzing the vast majority of carbon fixation on Earth. This piv...