Gluconeogenesis Enzymes - Biochemistry

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Which enzyme(s) bypass the pyruvate kinase reaction of glycolysis in gluconeogenesis?

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In the first step of gluconeogenesis, pyruvate carboxylase (with ATP and bicarbonate) converts pyruvate to oxaloacetate. Then phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) (with GTP) releases carbon dioxide to give phosphoenolpyruvate.

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