phos·pho·gly·cer·ic ac·id

(fos'fō-gli-ser'ik as'id),

1. an acid anhydride between glyceric acid and phosphoric acid.

2. the deprotonated form, 2-phosphoglycerate, is an intermediate in glycolysis.

3. the deprotonated form, 3-phosphoglycerate, is an intermediate in glycolysis.

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phosphoglyceric acid

see PGA.

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