Phosphoglucoisomerase: Difference between revisions
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=='''Mechanism'''== | =='''Mechanism'''== | ||
The proposed reaction mechanism of PGI for the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to fructose 6-phosphate involves an acid/base catalysis by the enzyme. | The proposed reaction mechanism of PGI for the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to fructose 6-phosphate involves an acid/base catalysis by the enzyme.<ref> Voet D, Voet J, and Pratt C. Fundamentals of Biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. Print.</ref> | ||
'''Step 1''' The substrate binds to the enzyme. | '''Step 1''' The substrate binds to the enzyme. | ||
