Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase
"Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D010730
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.520.224.125.650
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase" by people in Profiles.
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PCB 126 and other dioxin-like PCBs specifically suppress hepatic PEPCK expression via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor. PLoS One. 2012; 7(5):e37103.
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[Protein kinases and the photosynthetic activity of chloroplasts]. Postepy Biochem. 1989; 35(3):337-45.