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Rubisco
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RuBisCO rubisco
English
Alternative forms
en RuBisCO rubisco
Etymology
From RuBisCO
Pronunciation
en /ruːˈbiskoʊ/
Noun
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en biochemistry An enzyme (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase) which catalyzes both the fixing of atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis (and for a few chemioautotrophic bacteria) and the reverse process of photorespiration. from 20th c.
en 2022 Thomas Halliday (writer) Thomas Halliday Otherworlds 29 Penguin 2023 To turn light into food takes several steps, but the key is an extremely inefficient enzyme called RuBisCO.
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