Replacing a natural enzyme that is needed to transform CO2 by another one speeds up the the CO2 transformation process two to three times. Image source: Shutterstock (#287326268)
German researchers conducted a study in which they developed a synthetic system to incorporate CO2 into organic compounds (carbon fixation). This is enormously faster and more energy efficient than the natural method. Basically this new method is about replacing the natural enzyme called “RuBisCO” by enzymes that belong to the group called ECRs. ECRs are supercharged enzymes that are capable of fixing CO2 at the rate of nearly 20 times faster than the most widely prevalent CO2-fixing enzyme. This synthetic carbon fixation cycle is incorporated into living plans and other kinds of CO2-absorbing organisms. The synthetic method is two to three times faster than the natural procedure conducted by plants.
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