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carboxysome

bacterial organelle consisting of polyhedral protein shells filled with the enzyme Ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase -the predominant enzyme in carbon fixation and the rate limiting enzyme in the Calvin Cycle-and a carbonic anhydrase
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carboxysome

Summary

carboxysome ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • carboxysome's image is recorded as Carboxysomes EM.jpg[2].
  • carboxysome's subclass of is recorded as Bacterial microcompartment[3].
  • carboxysome's Commons category is recorded as Carboxysomes[4].
  • carboxysome's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/077v8b[5].
  • carboxysome's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 189144514[6].

Why It Matters

carboxysome ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[1] carboxysome has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] carboxysome is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). carboxysome. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/carboxysome
MLA “carboxysome.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/carboxysome.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_carboxysome_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{carboxysome}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/carboxysome}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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