Table 9-1: Summary of enzyme distributions
Distribution

Chlorophyll only

"Low cost" physiology plus chlorophyll

"High cost" physiology plus chlorophyll
How to calculate CA per cell fixed, 3 x 10-13 "cost factor" 1x 1013 "cost factor" 2 x 1017
Global average enzyme concentration in water 8.308 x 10-10 mol l-1 8.189 x 10-10 mol l-1 3.169 x 10-15 mol l-1
Ratio global average catalysed CO2 hydration rate constant per mole enzyme 2.039 x 107 s-1 mol-1 2.174 x 107 s-1 mol-1 2.845 x 107 s-1 mol-1