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Title: RUBISCO

Author
item PORTIS JR, ARCHIE

Submitted to: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/27/1998
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Rubisco, formally known as ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase/oxygenase, is the chloroplast enzyme that assimilates atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis by combining it with RuBP to form two molecules of D- phosphoglycerate. However, Rubisco allows oxygen to react with RuBP in addition to carbon dioxide producing phosphoglycolate and thereby also initiates the process known as photorespiration.