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GDP

Guanosine diphosphate; it accepts a phosphate in the succinyl-CoA synthetase reaction.

GluconeogenesisHomo sapiens
REFERENCE IDENTIFIERCHEBI:17552ChEBI record
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Record type: molecule. Guanosine diphosphate; it accepts a phosphate in the succinyl-CoA synthetase reaction.
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Produced inGluconeogenesisUsed inCitric acid cycleProduced inPurine nucleotide synthesisHandled byPhosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (cytosolic)Handled bySuccinyl-CoA synthetaseHandled byAMP branch enzymes
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Conversion of oxaloacetate to phosphoenolpyruvate

PEP carboxykinase uses GTP to decarboxylate and phosphorylate oxaloacetate.

Gluconeogenesis · irreversible
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GTP formation

Succinyl-CoA synthetase couples thioester cleavage to GTP formation.

Citric acid cycle · irreversible