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Description: Active site of RuBisCO of Galdieria sulphuraria with CO2. Residues involved in either the active site or stabilizing CO2 for enzyme catalysis are shown in color and labeled. Distances of the hydrogen bonding interactions are shown in Angstroms. Mg2+ ion (green sphere) is shown coordinated to CO2, and is followed by three water molecules (red spheres). All other residues are placed in grayscale.
Title: RuBisCOActiveSite2
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