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Paul Larsen

Principal Investigator

University of California, Riverside

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Technology to increase carbon capture by plant by upwards of 300%

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We have identified single amino acid changes that deregulate the key carbon capture enzyme Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase. We have seen that these changes result in a 300% increase in release of organic acids into the root growth environment by plants.

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University of California, Riverside

Enhanced carbon capture in plants through genetic modifications

This solution leverages patented amino acid changes to enhance the carbon capture capacity of plants by targeting the enzyme Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PPC). It promises a threefold increase in carbon capture in tu...

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Paul Larsen

Principal Investigator

University of California, Riverside

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University of California, Riverside

Principal Investigator

2000 - Present

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