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Pyruvate kinase is the enzyme in glycolysis that catalyzes the final step of glycolysis.
In this virtually irreversible reaction, pyruvate is formed, and one ATP is generated. The catalytic action of pyruvate kinase. Of interest to many scientists is the amino acid sequence and corresponding base pair sequence of the protein. Pyruvate kinase has been sequenced for a number of organisms. Five such sequences are given below.