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(a)
To calculate: The concentration of PEP at 25°C, assuming that the pyruvate kinase reaction is at equilibrium in the cell.
Introduction:
Glycolysis is the first stage of
(b)
To compare: The values of concentration of PEP at 25 °C with the physiological concentration of PEP in human erythrocyte (0.23mM).
Introduction:
Glycolysis is the first stage of cellular respiration in which glucose is broken down into two pyruvic acid molecules by the action of enzymes which results in formation of net two ATP molecules. Phosphoenolpyruvate is a phosphoryl group donor in the synthesis of molecules of ATP during glycolysis.
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