Common molecules sample 51011

Empirical formula:	C₅H₁₂O₁₁P₂
Formula weight:	310.091 g/mole
Structural formula:	C₅H₁₂O₁₁P₂
Common name:	ribulose-bisphosphate
PDB entry #:	1rxo
Short description:	Ribulose bisphosphate is a compound that plays an important role in the Calvin-Benson cycle.
Keyword:	carbon fixation
Keyword:	photosynthesis
CAS registry number:	dark reaction
IUPAC name:	ribulose-1,5-diphosphate
Miscellaneous comments:	Extracted from PDB file pdb1rxo.ent occurs in 2 other PDB entries
Layman's explanation:	The process of incorporating carbon dioxide into cell carbon is called carbon fixation. Ribulose bisphosphate is found in the stroma of a chloroplast where the Calvin-Benson cycle takes place. The Calvin-Benson cycle is a carbon fixation pathway in which ribulose bisphosphate plays an important role. Carbon dioxide binds with ribulose bisphosphate and then immediately splits to form two 3-phosphoglycerate molecules (3-carbon compounds) in the presence of an enzyme called Rubisco. The two 3-phosphoglycerate molecules are reduced to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate; one of which is converted to dihydroxyacetone phosphate, while the other is then combined with dihydroxyacetone phosphate to form fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (a 6-carbon compound). Finally, this product is converted into fructose-6-phosphate. Fructose can be converted into sucrose and is used to synthesize all needed carbon intermediates that produces energy, such as glucose. The rest of the Calvin-Benson cycle involves the regeneration of ribulose bisphosphate, thus completing the cycle.
Lab name:	Common molecules
Sample provider:	Obtained from the Protein Data Bank
Status:	Complete, visible to public

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