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Download Solution PDFRuBisCO is the most abundant enzyme in the world because:
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Option 3 : Its active site can bind with both CO2 and O2 and is found in leaves.
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- RuBisCO stands for Ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase.
- It is a chief enzyme of the Calvin cycle in photosynthesis. It is present in the stroma.
Explanation:
- RuBisCO is called the most abundant enzyme in the world because:
- Its active site can bind with both CO2 and O2 i.e. RuBisCO can act as both carboxylase as well as oxygenase.
- It acts as carboxylase at a lower concentration of oxygen and a higher concentration of carbon dioxide. It catalyzes the process of carboxylation of 5C compound Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate into a 6C compound 3-phosphoglycerate in the Calvin cycle
- It acts as an oxygenase at a higher concentration of oxygen and a low concentration of carbon dioxide. This causes photorespiration in C3 plants which is a wasteful process.
2. RuBisCO comprises about 15-50% of total chloroplast proteins.
Thus it can be said that RuBisCO is the most abundant enzyme in the world.
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