Carbonic anhydrase activity in seaweeds: overview and recommendations for measuring activity with an electrometric method, using Macrocystis pyrifera as a model species

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Fernandez, PA, Roleda, MY, Rautenberger, R, Hurd, CL
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2018
• Subjects: ocean acidification; carbonic anhydrase; kelp; Macrocystis; climate change; Wilbur; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/27309/

Carbonic anhydrase (CA) plays an important physiological role in all biological systems by accelerating the interconversion of CO2 and HCO3−. In algae, CA is essential for photosynthesis: external CA (CAext) dehydrates HCO3−, enhancing the supply of CO2 to the cell surface, and internal CA (CAint) i...