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2-Phosphoglycerate

3-Phosphoglycerate with the phosphate moved to carbon 2.

3-carbon moleculeGlycolysisHomo sapiens
REFERENCE IDENTIFIERCHEBI:17835ChEBI record
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2-Phosphoglycerate is a small molecule that cells make, use, or change in connected metabolic reactions.

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Record type: molecule. 3-Phosphoglycerate with the phosphate moved to carbon 2.
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Carbon backbone 3 CThis carbon count is shown where it is defined for the molecule.

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Used and produced inGlycolysisProduced inGluconeogenesisHandled byPhosphoglycerate mutaseHandled byEnolase
STRUCTURED REACTIONS

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Phosphate shift

The phosphate group moves from carbon 3 to carbon 2.

Glycolysis · reversible
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Dehydration to phosphoenolpyruvate

Removing a water molecule forms phosphoenolpyruvate, whose phosphate has very high transfer potential.

Glycolysis · reversible
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Reverse the glycolytic payoff sequence

The reversible lower-glycolysis reactions proceed from PEP toward glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.

Gluconeogenesis · reversible