IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 4.1.1.39

Accepted name: ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase

Reaction: 2 3-phospho-D-glycerate + 2 H+ = D-ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate + CO2 + H2O

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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; D-ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate-forming); 3-phospho-D-glycerate carboxy-lyase (dimerizing)

Systematic name: 3-phospho-D-glycerate carboxy-lyase (dimerizing; D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate-forming)

Comments: Will utilize O2 instead of CO2, forming 3-phospho-D-glycerate and 2-phosphoglycolate.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9027-23-0

References:

1. Bowles, G., Ogren, W.L. and Hageman, R.H. Phosphoglycolate production catalyzed by ribulose diphosphate carboxylase. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 45 (1971) 716-722. [PMID: 4331471]

2. Wishnick, M., Lane, M.D., Scrutton, M.C. and Mildvan, A.S. The presence of tightly bound copper in ribulose diphosphate carboxylase from spinach. J. Biol. Chem. 244 (1969) 5761-5763. [PMID: 4310607]

[EC 4.1.1.39 created 1965, modified 2001, modified 2003]


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