It has a lysine residue at the active site that is carboxylated to form a carbamate.
It has a lysine residue at the active site that is carboxylated to form a carbamate. Consisting of 8 large and 8 small subunits, it has active sites lined with magnesium ions that catalyze the cleavage of a 6-carbon intermediate to form 3-phosphoglycerate. Its oxygenase activity at high temperatures produces glycolate in a process called photorespiration, slowing down the fixation of carbon dioxide which it catalyzes. FTP name this enzyme of the Calvin Cycle with a nifty little moniker.
It has a lysine residue at the active site that is carboxylated to form a carbamate.
{rubisco}; or {ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase}; or {RuBP carboxylase/oxygenase}