See Also: ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase(medicine)
ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase(medicine)
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ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate(medicine)
ribulose diphosphate carboxylase(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Ribulose(medicine)
ribulose(dictionary)
fructose 2,6-bisphosphate(medicine)
d-glucose 1,6-bisphosphate(medicine)

ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (medicine)


ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase


A dimerizing carboxy-lyase; an enzyme that catalyses the addition of carbon dioxide to d-ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate and the hydrolysis of the addition product to two molecules of 3-d-phosphoglyceric acid, a key reaction in the fixation of CO2 in photosynthesis.

Synonym: carboxydismutase.