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phosphoenolpyruvate

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phosphoenol pyruvate /phos·pho·enol ·py·ru·vate/ (-e″nol-pi´roo-vāt) a high energy derivative of pyruvate occurring as an intermediate in the Embden-Meyerhof pathway of glucose metabolism, in gluconeogenesis, and in the biosynthesis of some amino acids.
phosphoenolpyruvate
an intermediary metabolite in the Embden-Myerhof glycolytic pathway; abbreviated PEP.


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In invertebrate models for example, forkhead transcription factor family O (FOXO) transcription factors in this pathway regulate the rate of aging in response to dietary cues, and in vertebrates, obesity and age-induced deficits in the same pathway are thought to contribute to dysregulation of hepatic gluconeogenesis through genes such as phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK).
He determined that gluconeogenesis requires the action of the enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEP-CK), At a conference in 1970, Dr.
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