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EC 4.1.1.39 Details
EC number
4.1.1.39
Accepted name
ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase
Reaction
2 3-phospho-D-glycerate + 2 H+ = D-ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate + CO2 + H2O
Other name(s)
D-ribulose 1,5-diphosphate carboxylase,
D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase,
RuBP carboxylase,
carboxydismutase,
diphosphoribulose carboxylase,
ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase,
ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase,
ribulose 1,5-diphosphate carboxylase,
ribulose 1,5-diphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase,
ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase,
ribulose diphosphate carboxylase,
ribulose diphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase,
rubisco,
3-phospho-D-glycerate carboxy-lyase (dimerizing)
Systematic name
3-phospho-D-glycerate carboxy-lyase (dimerizing; D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate-forming)
CAS registry number
9027-23-0
Comment
Will utilize O2 instead of CO2, forming 3-phospho-D-glycerate and 2-phosphoglycolate.
History
created 1965, modified 2001, modified 2003
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