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1,3-bisphosphoglycerate + ADP ⇌ glycerate 3-phosphate + ATP
1,3-bisphosphoglycerate + ADP ⇌ glycerate 3-phosphate + ATP
Like all kinases it is a transferase. PGK is a major enzyme used in glycolysis, in the first ATP-generating step of the glycolytic pathway. In '''gluconeogenesis''', the reaction catalyzed by PGK proceeds in the opposite direction, generating ADP and 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PG)
Like all kinases it is a transferase. PGK is a major enzyme used in glycolysis, in the first ATP-generating step of the glycolytic pathway. In gluconeogenesis, the reaction catalyzed by PGK proceeds in the opposite direction, generating ADP and 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PG)


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