carboxysome

id: GO:0031470
name: carboxysome
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: An organelle found in the Cyanobacteria consisting of a proteinaceous coat and enzymes for the fixation of carbon dioxide including mechanisms for the concentration of carbonate to increase the efficiency of fixation under low-carbon dioxide conditions.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0031469polyhedral organelle