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Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase catalyses the key carboxylation reaction of photosynthetic carbon fixation, but also the competing oxygenase reaction of photorespiration. The structure of the active site of ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase described here should provide a rational basis for attempts to improve the efficiency of the enzyme by genetic engineering.
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Andersson, I., Knight, S., Schneider, G. et al. Crystal structure of the active site of ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase. Nature 337, 229–234 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/337229a0
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