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- noun organic chemistry, biochemistry a
ketopentose whosephosphate derivatives participate inphotosynthesis
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In the initial step of the Calvin Cycle, carbon dioxide (from the atmosphere) reacts with a five-carbon compound, ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP), in a reaction that is catalyzed by the enzyme RuBP carboxylase/oxygenase ( "RuBisco").
Photosynthesis 2009
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Rather unexpectedly, this acceptor was found to be a derivative of a sugar, ribulose, to which nobody had paid much attention previously.
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When carbon dioxide is fixed to the ribulose derivative, phosphoglyceric acid is formed.
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Why is ribulose biphosphate is one of the most common organic molecules in living things.
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The problem is that plant waste from sources such as wheat or rice straw also features a wealth of pentoses, like ribose and ribulose.
DailyTech Main News Feed Jason Mick 2010
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Form I Rubisco (ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase), a complex of eight large (RbcL) and eight small (RbcS) subunits, catalyses the fixation of atmospheric CO
Naturejobs - All Jobs Cuimin Liu 2010
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For the message, Davis chose to represent RuBisCO (short for ribulose - 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase), which may be the most common protein molecule in all of Earth's myriad life forms.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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For the message, Davis chose to represent RuBisCO (short for ribulose - 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase), which may be the most common protein molecule in all of Earth's myriad life forms.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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For the message, Davis chose to represent RuBisCO (short for ribulose - 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase), which may be the most common protein molecule in all of Earth's myriad life forms.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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For the message, Davis chose to represent RuBisCO (short for ribulose - 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase), which may be the most common protein molecule in all of Earth's myriad life forms.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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