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Phosphoglycerate mutase

Moves the phosphate from carbon 3 to carbon 2. The human enzymes depend on 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate and use a phosphohistidine intermediate.

GlycolysisHomo sapiens
REFERENCE IDENTIFIER5.4.2.11EC record
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Record type: enzyme. Moves the phosphate from carbon 3 to carbon 2. The human enzymes depend on 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate and use a phosphohistidine intermediate.
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HUMAN GENESPGAM1Explore gene PGAM2 · muscleExplore gene
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Catalyzes a step inGlycolysisUses3-PhosphoglycerateProduces2-PhosphoglycerateEncoded byPGAM1Encoded byPGAM2
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Phosphate shift

The phosphate group moves from carbon 3 to carbon 2.

Glycolysis · reversible