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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The reaction catalyzed by pyruvate kinase is an example of ATP synthesis by substrate-level phosphorylation, in which an enzyme transfers a phosphate group from a substrate molecule (phosphoenolpyruvate) directly to ADP to form ATP. The other answer choices are not relevant to this reaction.

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