Functional organelles in prokaryotes: polyhedral inclusions (carboxysomes) of Thiobacillus neapolitanus

Science. 1973 Nov 9;182(4112):584-6. doi: 10.1126/science.182.4112.584.

Abstract

The polyhedral inclusions of Thiobacillus neapolitanus have been isolated; they contain ribulose diphosphate carboxylase.

MeSH terms

  • Carboxy-Lyases / analysis*
  • Cell Fractionation
  • Centrifugation, Density Gradient
  • Glyceric Acids
  • Inclusion Bodies / enzymology*
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Organophosphorus Compounds
  • Pentosephosphates
  • Thiobacillus / cytology*
  • Thiobacillus / enzymology

Substances

  • Glyceric Acids
  • Organophosphorus Compounds
  • Pentosephosphates
  • Carboxy-Lyases