Phosphoglycerate Kinase: Difference between revisions
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This is | Phosphogylcerate kinase is a crucial enzyme of the glycolysis cycle. This cycle breaks down glucose into pyruvate while generating 2 NADH and 2 ATP molecules. Phosphogylcerate kinase is the seventh enzyme in the cycle which catalyzes the reaction of 1,3-Biphosphoglycerate and ADP to produce 3-Phosphoglycerate and ATP. This method for ATP production is known as substrate level phosphorylation because it produces energy storing ATP molecules with out the use of oxygen, NADH, and an ATPase. The reaction is highly exergonic allowing it to be coupled with the GADPH reaction of the cycle. | ||
Phosphoglycerate kinase has a bilobed structure. The bilobed nature of the protein is very crucial in the its catlytic function. The active site is broken into two pieces, one on each interior lobe. On one site the ADP-Mg2+ substrate binds and on the other lobe the 1,3-Biphosphoglycerate substrate binds. Upon binding of both substrates at the active sites, the protein's conformation changes such that the two lobes of the protein swing together. This swinging shut of the protein creates an interior hydrophobic chamber that is free of water for the reaction to take place in. | |||
Replace the PDB id (use lowercase!) after the STRUCTURE_ and after PDB= to load | Replace the PDB id (use lowercase!) after the STRUCTURE_ and after PDB= to load | ||
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{{STRUCTURE_3cin | PDB=3PGK | SCENE= }} | {{STRUCTURE_3cin | PDB=3PGK | SCENE= }} | ||