ribulose biphosphate (RuBP) or ribulose diphosphate

a 5-carbon ketose that acts as a receptor of CO₂ in the Calvin cycle.

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References in periodicals archive

Sulfite affects the carbon fixation, ribulose biphosphate carboxylase, glycolate oxidase activity, and photophosphorylation [25].

Biochemical and ultrastructural changes in Sida cordifolia L. and Catharanthus roseus L. to auto pollution

pMON25948 contains phbA, phbB, and phbC, each under the control of the CaMV 35S promoter and fused to the Arabidopsis ribulose biphosphate carboxylase (RuBisCo) small subunit la transit peptide, pMON25949 is identical except phbA was replaced with bktB.

Production of a biodegradable plastic polymer, poly-[beta]-hydroxybutyrate, in transgenic alfalfa. (Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics)

Drought stress and elevated C[O.sub.2] effects on soybean ribulose biphosphate carboxylase activity and canopy photosynthetic rates.

Reproductive development of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) is not impaired by a moderate water deficit that reduces vegetative growth: I. Inflorescence, floret, and ovule production. (Crop Physiology & Metabolism)

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