Contents Summary 32 I. The importance of plant carbon metabolism for climate change 32 II.
Rising atmospheric CO2 and carbon metabolism 33 III. Rising temperatures and carbon …

A number of recent studies have provided strong support demonstrating that improving the
photosynthetic processes through genetic engineering can provide an avenue to improve …

When isotopes of carbon are fed to photosynthesizing leaves, metabolites of the Calvin–
Benson cycle (CBC) are rapidly labeled initially, but then the rate of labeling slows …

Photorespiratory metabolism is essential for plants to maintain functional photosynthesis in
an oxygen‐containing environment. Because the oxygenation reaction of Rubisco is …

Highlights•RubisCO evolved into Nature's predominant CO 2-fixing enzyme in three distinct
steps.•RubisCO evolved from a non-CO 2-fixing ancestral enzyme into a true …

Photorespiration is essential for C3 plants but operates at the massive expense of fixed
carbon dioxide and energy. Photorespiration is initiated when the initial enzyme of …

The capture of CO2 by carboxylases is key to sustainable biocatalysis and a carbon-neutral
bio-economy, yet currently limited to few naturally existing enzymes. Here, we developed …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have a profound influence on almost every aspect of plant
biology. Here, we emphasize the fundamental, intimate relationships between light‐driven …

From the reviews of the 3rd edition:" The textbook of Walter Larcher (...) belongs certainly to
the most successful manuals that ever existed."(Photosynthetica, Czech Republic)"(...) it …

For the past 3.8 billion years, the geochemistry of the Earth's surface-its atmosphere, waters
and exposed crust-has been determined by the presence of biota. Photosynthetic organisms …