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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Lyases > Carbon-Carbon Lyases > Carboxy-Lyases > Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (ATP)

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Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (ATP)  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An enzyme of the lyase class that catalyzes the conversion of ATP and oxaloacetate to ADP, phosphoenolpyruvate, and carbon dioxide. The enzyme is found in some bacteria, yeast, and Trypanosoma, and is important for the photosynthetic assimilation of carbon dioxide in some plants. EC 4.1.1.49.

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Entry terms

  • ATP-Dependent Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase
  • ATP:oxaloacetate carboxy-lyase (transphosphorylating)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MM665RTT-7

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