Pyruvate Kinase

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** A family of enzymes that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group from phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to adenosine diphosphate (ADP), yielding one molecule of pyruvate and one molecule of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This reaction is the final step of the glycolysis pathway.

**Synonyms:** - ATP:Pyruvate 2-O-Phosphotransferase - EC 2.7.1.40 - Fluorokinase - Fluorokinase (Phosphorylating) - PK - Phosphoenol Transphosphorylase - Phosphoenolpyruvate Kinase - Pyruvate Kinase (Phosphorylating) - Pyruvate Phosphotransferase - Pyruvic Kinase