Ribulose-5-Phosphate Kinase

Ribulose-5-Phosphate Kinase is the enzyme that catalyzes the reaction below in the Calvin cycle.

> Ribulose-5-Phosphate + ATP <=> Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate + ADP

This reaction is one of the few in the Calvin cycle that do not have an equivalent reaction in the pentose phosphate pathway.

See also: Calvin Cycle, Pentose Phosphate Pathway

INTERNET LINKS:

> 1. CO 2 Fixation in Bacteria

> 2. CO 2 Fixation in Plants