What is the enzyme used in the conversion of pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate?

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APyruvate monophosphate dikinase

BPyruvate orthophosphate dikinase

CPyruvate monophosphate reductase

DPyruvate monophosphate reductase

Answer:

This reaction is the first step in the Hatch – Slack pathway.
The enzyme pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase is used to convert pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate along with ATP.

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