Difference between revisions of "3-phosphoglycerate kinase"
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| − | '''Phosphoglycerate kinase''' (PGK) is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme enzyme] that catalyzes the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversible_reaction reversible] transfer of a phosphate group from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,3-bisphosphoglycerate 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate] (1,3-BPG) to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_diphosphate | + | '''Phosphoglycerate kinase''' (PGK) is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme enzyme] that catalyzes the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversible_reaction reversible] transfer of a phosphate group from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,3-bisphosphoglycerate 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate] (1,3-BPG) to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_diphosphate ADP] producing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-phosphoglycerate 3-phosphoglycerate] (3-PG) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate ATP]. Like all [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinase kinase]s it is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transferase transferase]. |
Revision as of 10:22, 27 February 2014
Phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) is an enzyme that catalyzes the reversible transfer of a phosphate group from 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate (1,3-BPG) to ADP producing 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PG) and ATP. Like all kinases it is a transferase.
