Rubisco

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:enzyme
gptkbp:activatedBy Rubisco activase
gptkbp:activity slow turnover rate (~3 s⁻¹)
gptkbp:alternativeName form I
form II
form III
form IV
gptkbp:biotechnologicalInterest target for improving crop yield
gptkbp:cofactor Mg2+
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Melvin_Calvin
gptkbp:EC_number 4.1.1.39
gptkbp:evolvesFrom ancient enzyme, present in early photosynthetic organisms
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:algae
gptkb:Bacteria
plants
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate_carboxylase/oxygenase
gptkbp:function catalyzes the first major step of carbon fixation
gptkbp:gene gptkb:rbcL_(large_subunit)
gptkb:rbcS_(small_subunit)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rubisco
gptkbp:importantFor most abundant protein on Earth
gptkbp:inhibitedBy gptkb:2-carboxyarabinitol_1-phosphate
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Calvin_cycle
photorespiration
gptkbp:limitation low catalytic efficiency
oxygenase activity leads to photorespiration
gptkbp:location chloroplast
gptkbp:molecularWeight ~550 kDa (form I holoenzyme)
gptkbp:optimum_pH ~8
gptkbp:PDB gptkb:1RCX
gptkbp:presentIn gptkb:C3_plants
gptkb:C4_plants
gptkb:CAM_plants
gptkbp:product gptkb:3-phosphoglycerate
2-phosphoglycolate
gptkbp:regulates activated by CO2 and Mg2+
inhibited by sugar phosphates
gptkbp:structure hexadecamer (8 large and 8 small subunits in form I)
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:Chlamydomonas_reinhardtii
gptkb:Arabidopsis_thaliana
Oryza sativa (rice)
Zea mays (maize)
Spinacia oleracea (spinach)
gptkbp:substrate oxygen
carbon dioxide
ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate
gptkbp:subunit large subunit encoded by chloroplast genome
small subunit encoded by nuclear genome
gptkbp:type carboxylation
oxygenation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chloroplast
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6