CONSUMPTION OF CARBONYL SULFIDE (COS) BY HIGHER-PLANT CARBONIC-ANHYDRASE (CA)

Authors
PROTOSCHILLKREBS G WILHELM C KESSELMEIER J
Citation
G. Protoschillkrebs et al., CONSUMPTION OF CARBONYL SULFIDE (COS) BY HIGHER-PLANT CARBONIC-ANHYDRASE (CA), Atmospheric environment, 30(18), 1996, pp. 3151-3156
Citations number
53
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences
Journal title
Atmospheric environment → ACNP
ISSN journal
13522310
Volume
30
Issue
18
Year of publication
1996
Pages
3151 - 3156
Database
ISI
SICI code
1352-2310(1996)30:18<3151:COCS(B>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Carbonic anhydrase (CA), isolated from pea leaves, was found to consum e carbonyl sulphide (COS), a climatic relevant trace gas in the atmosp here. The isolated enzyme, free of other carboxylases, showed a very h igh affinity towards this substrate. The experiments confirm that CA i s the key enzyme for the consumption of COS in higher plants. Furtherm ore, the identification of this enzyme furthers our understanding of a dditional sinks for COS, which are needed to understand the balance of known global sources. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd