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Enolase
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Also known as IPR000941

Phosphopyruvate hydratase, usually known as enolase, is a metalloenzyme () that catalyses the conversion of 2-phosphoglycerate (2-PG) to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), the ninth and penultimate step of glycolysis. The chemical reaction is:

Key facts

Enzyme.Name
phosphopyruvate hydratase
Enzyme.EC_number
4.2.1.11
Enzyme.CAS_number
9014-08-8
Enzyme.GO_code
0004634
Enzyme.image
Enolase 2ONE wpmp.png
Enzyme.caption
Yeast enolase dimer.
Protein family.Symbol
Enolase
Protein family.Name
Enolase
Protein family.image
2XSX.pdb.png
Protein family.caption
Crystal structure of dimeric beta human enolase ENO3.
Protein family.Pfam
PF00113
Protein family.Pfam_clan
CL0227
Protein family.InterPro
IPR000941
Protein family.PROSITE
PDOC00148
Protein family.SCOP
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Isozymes
  • Structure
  • Mechanism
  • Diagnostic uses
  • Inhibitors
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Phosphopyruvate hydratase, usually known as enolase, is a metalloenzyme () that catalyses the conversion of 2-phosphoglycerate (2-PG) to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), the ninth and penultimate step of glycolysis. The chemical reaction is: 2-phospho-D-glycerate \rightleftharpoons phosphoenolpyruvate + H2O

Phosphopyruvate hydratase belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the hydro-lyases, which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme is 2-phospho-D-glycerate hydro-lyase (phosphoenolpyruvate-forming).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Enolase” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.