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"Phosphate replaced by arsenate in glycolosis"

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Arsenic is structurally similar to a phosphate group therefore many enzymes that require phosphate will also utilize arsenate. Predict the net reaction catalyzed by PGAL dehydrogenase if phosphate is replaced by arsenate.

 

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Arsenate structure is similar to the structure of a phosphate group therefore in Glycolysis, Arsenate can easily replace the inorganic phosphate that produces 1, 3 bisphosphoglycerate (BPG) therefore yielding 1-arseno-3-phosphoglycerate instead. The BPG molecule is expected to produce an ATP molecule by phosphorylating ADP to ATP (giving away phosphate to ADP) but because BPG is converted to 1-arseno-3-phosphoglycerate, it donates arsenate to ADP to form ADP arsenate. Therefore Glycolysis does continue but the ATP molecule that is expected to be produced from BPG is lost.

 

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