phosphoglycerate

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A chemical made when cells break down sugar to make energy

noun
/ˌfɑsfoʊˈɡlɪsəreɪt/

Specialized

: fosfoglicerato

Well, we go over here, you'll see that serine is downstream of three phosphoglycerate from glycolysis.

Examples

Phosphoglycerate mutase deficiency

Academic text (2005)
The enzyme responsible for the conversion of 3-phosphoglycerate to 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate is called phosphoglycerate kinase.
We also covered before the chemistry of pyruvate kinase and phosphoglycerate kinase.
In photosynthesis, the plant converts carbon dioxide into phosphoglycerate, which is essential for energy production.
During glycolysis, fructose-1,6-bisphosphate is converted into two molecules of phosphoglycerate.

Surface Forms

phosphoglycerate singular

phosphoglycerates plural

Morphology

phosphoglycerate = glycerate (opaque) = phospho + glycerate

The prefix 'phospho-' is a specialized biochemical combining form meaning a phosphate group is attached and is not readily known to general learners, so the compound is domain-specific and not transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Phosphoglycerate comes from two parts: phospho- meaning 'with phosphate' and glycerate related to glycerin, a sweet, oily chemical. So phosphoglycerate is simply a glycerin-like molecule that has a phosphate attached, which is why it shows up as a step when cells make or use energy.