Reaction: ATP + pyruvate = ADP + phosphoenolpyruvate
For diagram of reaction click here.
Other name(s): phosphoenolpyruvate kinase; phosphoenol transphosphorylase
pyruvate kinase (phosphorylating); fluorokinase; fluorokinase (phosphorylating); pyruvic kinase; pyruvate phosphotransferase
Systematic name: ATP:pyruvate 2-O-phosphotransferase
Comments: UTP, GTP, CTP, ITP and dATP can also act as donors. Also phosphorylates hydroxylamine and fluoride in the presence of CO2.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9001-59-6
References:
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4. Strominger, J.L. Enzymatic synthesis of guanosine and cytidine triphosphates: a note on the nucleotide specificity of the pyruvate phosphokinase reaction. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 16 (1955) 616-618.
5. Tietz, A. and Ochoa, S. "Fluorokinase" and pyruvic kinase. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 78 (1958) 477-493.