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NH
2
NH
2
N
N
N
N
N
N
O
O
O
N
O
O
O
N
H
2
O
-
O
-
O
+
+
-30.5 kJ/Mole
P
O
P
O
P
O
P
OH
HO
P
O
P
O
O
O
O
-
O
-
O
-
O
-
H
H
O
-
O
-
H
H
H
H
OH
H
H
OH
OH
OH
AT P
ADP
O
O
O
-
O
P
H
2
O
-
O
HO
O
+
O
P
-62 kJ/Mole
+
HO
OH
O
O
-
O
-
Phosphoenolpyruvate
Pyruvate
FIGURE 19.2
Two familiar biochemical substrates used in eukaryotic cells to release energy. Adenosine triphosphate is the common currency for many pathways and is kinetically more
stable than the high energy phosphoenolpyruvate.
