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Q. Conversion of phosphoenol pyruvic acid to pyruvic acid and ADP to ATP are examples of

COMEDKCOMEDK 2009Respiration in Plants

Solution:

During formation of phosphoenol pyruvate, the phosphate radical picks up energy. It helps in the production of ATP by substrate level phosphorylation using pyruvate kinase enzyme.
$PEP + ADP \xrightarrow[\text{kinase} ]{\text{ Pyruvate}}$ Pyruvate + ATP