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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Lyases > Carbon-Carbon Lyases > Carboxy-Lyases > Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase

Preferred term

Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An enzyme with high affinity for carbon dioxide. It catalyzes irreversibly the formation of oxaloacetate from phosphoenolpyruvate and carbon dioxide. This fixation of carbon dioxide in several bacteria and some plants is the first step in the biosynthesis of glucose. EC 4.1.1.31.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 9067-77-0 (CAS RN)
  • Orthophosphate:oxaloacetate carboxy-lyase (phosphorylating)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GN624L1G-W

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