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Abstract
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.
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- Carboxylase, Phosphoenolpyruvate
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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do not confuse with PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (ATP) or PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (GTP)
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History Note
91(79); was see under CARBOXY-LYASES 1979-90
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- Carboxy-Lyases (1966-1978)
- Phosphoenolpyruvate (1972-1978)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010730. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010730
- Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphoenolpyruvate_carboxylase
- Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q908180