Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate

Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) is an organic substance that is involved in photosynthesis. It is a colourless anion, a double phosphate ester of the ketopentose (ketone-containing sugar with five carbon atoms) called ribulose. Salts of RuBP can be isolated, but its crucial biological function happens in solution.[1] To simplify the presentation, the image in the table depicts the acid form of this anion.

Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate
Names
IUPAC name
1,5-Di-O-phosphono-D-ribulose
Other names
Ribulose 1,5-diphosphate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
Properties
C5H12O11P2
Molar mass 310.088 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Role in photosynthesis

The Calvin cycle showing the role of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate.

The enzyme ribulose (RuBisCO) catalyzes the reaction between RuBP and carbon dioxide. The product is the highly unstable six-carbon intermediate known as 3-keto-2-carboxyarabinitol 1,5-bisphosphate. This six-carbon intermediate decays virtually instantaneously into two molecules of 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PGA) (see figure). RuBisCO also catalyzes RuBP with oxygen (O
2
) in a process called photorespiration, a process that is more prevalent at high temperatures. During photorespiration RuBP combines with O
2
to become 3-PGA + phosphoglycolic acid. In the Calvin cycle, RuBP is a product of the phosphorylation of ribulose-5-phosphate by ATP.

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References

  1. The topic is discussed in all biochemistry textbooks, this one is representative: Nelson, D. L.; Cox, M. M. "Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry" 3rd Ed. Worth Publishing: New York, 2000. ISBN 1-57259-153-6.
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