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phosphoenolpyruvate

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phosphoenolpyruvate (usually uncountable, plural phosphoenolpyruvates)

(organic chemistry) An important intermediate in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, having the chemical formula C3H5O6P

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CAM plants store the CO 2 mostly in the form of malic acid via carboxylation of phosphoenolpyruvate to oxaloacetate, which is then reduced to malate. Source: Internet

In the final step of glycolysis, pyruvate kinase transfers a phosphoryl group from phosphoenolpyruvate to ADP, generating ATP and pyruvate. Source: Internet

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