Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Ribulose-15-bisphosphate (RuBP) is an organic substance that is involved in photosynthesis. The anion is a double phosphate ester of the ketose (ketone-containing sugar) called ribulose. Salts of this species can be isolated but its crucial biological function involves this colourless anion in solution. To simplify the presentation the image in the above table depicts the acid form of this anion.
