rubisco
See also: RuBisCO
English
Etymology
Normalized to lower case from RuBisCO, a semi-acronym of its full name ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase.
Noun
rubisco (plural rubiscos)
- (biochemistry) A plant enzyme which catalyzes both the fixing of atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and the reverse process of photorespiration.