Phosphoenolpyruvic acid
phosphoenolpyruvic acid phos·pho·e·nol·py·ru·vic acid (fŏs’fō-ē’nôl-pī-rōō’vĭk, -pĭ-)
n.
The phosphoric ester of the enol form of pyruvic acid that is an intermediate in the conversion of glucose to pyruvic acid.
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