"Pyruvate Kinase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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ATP:pyruvate 2-O-phosphotransferase. A phosphotransferase that catalyzes reversibly the phosphorylation of pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate in the presence of ATP. It has four isozymes (L, R, M1, and M2). Deficiency of the enzyme results in hemolytic anemia. EC 2.7.1.40.
| Descriptor ID |
D011770
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.696.620.695
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| Concept/Terms |
Pyruvate Kinase L- Pyruvate Kinase L
- L-Type Pyruvate Kinase
- L Type Pyruvate Kinase
- Pyruvate Kinase, L-Type
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