An enzyme with high affinity for carbon dioxide. It catalyzes irreversibly the formation of oxaloacetate from phosphoenolpyruvate and carbon dioxide. This fixation of carbon dioxide in several bacteria and some plants is the first step in the biosynthesis of glucose. EC 4.1.1.31.
Synonyms: Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase, EC 4.1.1.31, Orthophosphate:oxaloacetate carboxy-lyase (phosphorylating), Carboxylase, Phosphoenolpyruvate
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91; was see under CARBOXY-LYASES 1979-90 ,do not confuse with PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (ATP) or PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (GTP) ,91(79); was see under CARBOXY-LYASES 1979-90
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D010730