Food & Beverage
RuBisCo
Global demand for high quality digestible protein is expected to substantially outpace population growth over the coming decades. RuBisCo (Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase) is the photosynthetic enzyme in the green leaves of plants and is the most abundant soluble protein on Earth. In addition, RuBisCo is easy to extract and highly digestible. Although RuBisCo is already considered a nearly complete protein source, significant improvements are possible by increasing the incorporation of two key amino acids, methionine (Met) and lysine (Lys), which are typically limiting and costly for a variety of feed applications.
