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The most abundant protein in the world is the enzyme that initiates the fixation of carbon in the Calvin cycle This enzyme is called?

Rubisco


Carbon fixation is catalyzed by what enzyme?

Rubisco


In excess of oxygen the enzyme Rubisco participates in?

carbon fixation


What is the Major enzyme that fixes carbon dioxide?

ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (rubisco)


What plants utilize a specialized carbon fixation enzyme and a unique cell structure to reduce the problems of photo respiration?

C4


What does rubisco do?

adds CO2 to RuBP in the carbon fixation stage in photoresp.


The Calvin cycle happens during?

Carbon dioxide fixation in the light independent Calvin cycle occurs at night. Rubisco enzyme catalyzes the fixation of carbon dioxide to ribulose-1-5- bisphosphate.


What is the key enzyme in nitrogen fixation?

nitrogenase


Why C4 plants able to photosynthesize with no apparent photorespiration?

the use PEP carboxylase to initially fix CO2


What is a function of enzyme protein for example hexokinase?

Hexokinase is an enzyme involved in the phosphorylation of hexose (five carbon sugar). It speeds the process on adding a phosphorus to the sugar.


What is the first step of the Calvin -benson cycle?

The first step of the Calvin cycle is carbon fixation. RuBisCO (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase) is the enzyme that fixates a carbon from carbon dioxide to RuBP (ribulose-1,5-bisiphosphate) to make 3-phosphoglycerate.


The major enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of carbon dioxide is called?

Ribulose Bisphosphate Carboxylase (Rubisco)