- ribulose biphosphate
- Abbreviation: RuBPA five-carbon sugar combined with carbon dioxide to form a six-carbon intermediate in the first stage of the dark reaction of photosynthesis.
Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.
ribulose biphosphate
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