![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/6k31.jpg/640px-6k31.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (diphosphate)
Enzyme / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (diphosphate) (EC 4.1.1.38) is an enzyme with systematic name diphosphate:oxaloacetate carboxy-lyase (transphosphorylating; phosphoenolpyruvate-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- diphosphate + oxaloacetate
phosphate + phosphoenolpyruvate + CO2
Quick Facts Identifiers, EC no. ...
Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (diphosphate) | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (pyrophosphate) homodimer, Actinomyces israelii | |||||||||
Identifiers | |||||||||
EC no. | 4.1.1.38 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 2598306 | ||||||||
Databases | |||||||||
IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
|
Close
This enzyme also catalyses the reaction:
- phosphoenolpyruvate + GTP + CO2
pyruvate + GDP.
It is transcriptionally upregulated in the liver by glucagon.