rubisco

Noun. (biochemistry) a plant enzyme, ''ribulose 1,5-biphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase'', which catalyzes both the fixing of atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and the reverse process of photorespiration.

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