Biologically Active Substance
phosphoenolpyruvate
Subclass of:
Hydroxy Acids
Definitions related to phosphoenolpyruvate:
  • A monocarboxylic acid anion derived from selective deprotonation of the carboxy group of phosphoenolpyruvic acid. It is a metabolic intermediate in GLYCOLYSIS; GLUCONEOGENESIS; and other pathways.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • High energy compound that is a phosphorylated ester of the enol form of pyruvate; it is an intermediate in the Embden-Meyerhof pathway of glucose metabolism, in gluconeogenesis, and in the synthesis of some amino acids.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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