Binding of Oxygen to RuBisCo

question 9

Multiple Choice

Binding of oxygen to RuBisCo

• A)destroys enzymatic function because oxygen is a suicide inhibitor of the enzyme.
• B)targets the enzyme for proteolytic degradation.
• C)decreases the enzyme's K_m for oxygen since binding is cooperative.
• D)activates the enzyme for carbon fixing reactions.
• E)costs the cell ATP since energy is required to replace intermediates necessary for carbon fixation.

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