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. CO2 Fixation in Bacteria

2. CO2 Fixation in Plants