Question

Identify the following compound.

• A. Ru5P
• B. RuBP
• C. R5P
• D. Rpi

Answer 1

Answer:

B. RuBP

• RuBP is ribulose 1, 5-bisphosphate, a 5 carbon compound.

• RuBP is involved in the carbon fixation.

• RuBP is regenerated from Ru5P by phosphorylation and it renters the cycle through HMP shunt.