CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: 2-phospho-D-glycerate = phosphoenolpyruvate + H2O. * COFACTOR: MAGNESIUM IS REQUIRED FOR CATALYSIS AND FOR STABILIZING THE DIMER. * PATHWAY: Glycolysis. * SUBUNIT: Homodimer. * SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasmic. * TISSUE SPECIFICITY: THREE CLASSES OF ENOLASE ISOENZYMES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN MAMMALIAN TISSUES. ISOENZYME ALPHA IS PRESENT IN MOST TISSUES, BETA IS LOCALIZED IN MUSCLE TISSUE, AND GAMMA IS FOUND ONLY IN NERVOUS TISSUE. * SIMILARITY: BELONGS TO THE ENOLASE FAMILY. |
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04-JAN-03
Last Update 13-Mar-03