rubisco
/rʊˈbɪskəʊ/noun
mass noun
- Biochemistry an enzyme present in plant chloroplasts, involved in fixing atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and in oxygenation of the resulting compound during photorespiration【生化】核酮糖二磷酸羧化酶-加氧酶。
词源
1980s: from r(ib)u（lose） + BIS- + c(arb)o（xyl）.