2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Novel molecular function of mushroom in carbon dioxide assimilation
| Project/Area Number |
22658104
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Boundary agriculture
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| Research Institution | Kobe University |
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Principal Investigator |
MIZUNO Masashi 神戸大学, 大学院・農学研究科, 教授 (00212233)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
FUJITAKE Nobuhide 神戸大学, 大学院・農学研究科, 教授 (50243332)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
KIKUCHI Jyun 独立行政法人理化学研究所, 先端NMRメタボミクスチーム, チームリーダー (00321753)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 環境修復 |
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| Research Abstract |
Carbon exchange between the atmosphere and the terrestrial biosphere is a key consideration in assessing the issue of global warming. Photosynthesis has come to be considered as the only process in CO_2 gas uptake to the terrestrial ecosystem. Here we have, however, discovered that Basidiomycetes(mushroom) fruiting bodies, which have no photosynthetic capabilities, selectively absorb CO_2 gas. We demonstrated that the CO_2 gas uptook abilities of L. edodes. This discovery not only compels us to re-examine the carbon balance, but also may indicate the possible existence of CO_2 fixation systems other than those involving photosynthetic organisms.
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