Rubisco

Definition

An enzyme (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase) which catalyzes both the fixing of atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis (and for a few chemioautotrophic bacteria) and the reverse process of photorespiration.

Etymology

From RuBisCO

Example Sentences

• "To turn light into food takes several steps, but the key is an extremely inefficient enzyme called RuBisCO."