The enzyme pyruvate kinase catalyzes the conversion of phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate; the phosphate group is transferred to ADP to form ATP. This reaction is an example of

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This reaction represents ATP synthesis by substrate-level phosphorylation, where the phosphate group is transferred from a substrate to ADP to form ATP without the involvement of an electron transport chain or chemiosmosis.

The Enzyme Pyruvate Kinase Catalyzes the Conversion of Phosphoenolpyruvate to Pyruvate;