NCBI Accession #
P37222.1
NCBI Official Full Name
NADP-dependent malic enzyme, chloroplastic
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
LeME1; NADP-ME
NCBI Protein Information
NADP-dependent malic enzyme, chloroplastic
UniProt Gene Name
NADP-ME
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
NADP-ME
UniProt Protein Name
NADP-dependent malic enzyme, chloroplastic
UniProt Primary Accession #
P37222
UniProt Related Accession #
P37222
UniProt Comments
The chloroplastic ME isoform decarboxylates malate shuttled from neighboring mesophyll cells. The CO2 released is then refixed by ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase. This pathway eliminates the photorespiratory loss of CO2 that occurs in most plants.