Reaction: phosphoenolpyruvate + H2O = pyruvate + phosphate
Other name(s): PEP phosphatase
Systematic name: phosphoenolpyruvate phosphohydrolase
Comments: Also acts, but more slowly, on a wide range of other monophosphates.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 122319-89-5
References:
1. Duff, S.M.G., Lefebvre, D.D. and Plaxton, W.C. Purification and characterization of a phosphoenolpyruvate phosphatase from Brassica nigra suspension cells. Plant Physiol. 90 (1989) 734-741.
2. Malhotra, O.P. and Kayastha, A.M. Chemical inactivation and active site groups of phosphoenolpyruvate-phosphatase from germinating mung beans (Vigna radiata). Plant Sci. 65 (1989) 161-170.
3. Malhotra, O.P. and Kayastha, A.M. Isolation and characterization of phosphoenolpyruvate phosphatase from germinating mung beans (Vigna radiata). Plant Physiol. 93 (1990) 194-200.