The first two bases of an mRNA codon always form strong Watson-Crick base pairs with the corresponding bases of the tRNA anticodon and confer most of the coding specificity.

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Carboxylation of the CO2 acceptor molecule. 

The first committed enzymatic step in the cycle is the reaction of CO2 and water with a five-carbon acceptor molecule (ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate) to generate two molecules of a three-carbon intermediate (3-phosphoglycerate).

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Reduction of 3-phosphoglycerate. The 3-phosphoglycerate is converted to three-carbon carbohydrates (triose phosphates) by enzymatic reactions driven by photochemically generated ATP and NADPH.

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Regeneration of the CO2 acceptor ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate. 

The cycle is completed by regeneration of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate through a series of ten enzyme-catalyzed reactions, one requiring ATP.

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Carboxylation is catalyzed by

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Reduction of 3-phosphoglycerate is catalyzed

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Regeneration is catalyzed by