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'''Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase – RuBisCO''' (RBCO) catalyzes the first step in photosynthetic carbon fixation, and it is the most abundant protein on earth. RBCO can either carboxylate or oxygenate ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RUBP) with CO<sub>2</sub> or O<sub>2</sub>, respectively. RBCO from flowering plants consists of eight large subunits and eight small subunits. | '''Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase – RuBisCO''' (RBCO) catalyzes the first step in photosynthetic carbon fixation, and it is the most abundant protein on earth. RBCO can either carboxylate or oxygenate ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RUBP) with CO<sub>2</sub> or O<sub>2</sub>, respectively. RBCO from flowering plants consists of eight large subunits and eight small subunits. | ||
== Structural Features == | |||
<StructureSection load='1rcx' size='400' side='right' caption='Spinach RuBisCO 8 large and 8 small chains complex with substrate ribulose-1,5- bisphosphate, [[1rcx]]> | <StructureSection load='1rcx' size='400' side='right' caption='Spinach RuBisCO 8 large and 8 small chains complex with substrate ribulose-1,5- bisphosphate, [[1rcx]]> | ||
