Biology Dictionary

  • Phoronids (or phoronid worms)

    Phoronids (or phoronid worms)

    Marine invertebrates in the phylum Phoronida that are filter feeders, often living in burrows.

  • Phosphate

    Phosphate

    A chemical compound containing phosphorus and oxygen, important in biochemistry, especially in energy transfer (e.g., ATP).

  • Phosphodiester bond

    Phosphodiester bond

    A covalent bond that connects two nucleotides in a nucleic acid, such as DNA or RNA.

  • Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK)

    Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK)

    An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of phosphoenolpyruvate to oxaloacetate, important in gluconeogenesis.

  • Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC)

    Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC)

    An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of phosphoenolpyruvate to oxaloacetate, involved in carbon fixation in plants.

  • Phosphoenolpyruvic acid (PEP)

    Phosphoenolpyruvic acid (PEP)

    A high-energy compound involved in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, serving as an intermediate in metabolic pathways.

  • Phosphofructokinase (PFK)

    Phosphofructokinase (PFK)

    An enzyme involved in glycolysis that catalyzes the phosphorylation of fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate.

  • Phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI)

    Phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI)

    An enzyme that catalyzes the reversible conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate in glucose metabolism.

  • Phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK)

    Phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK)

    An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to 3-phosphoglycerate in glycolysis.

  • Phosphoglycerate mutase (PGM)

    Phosphoglycerate mutase (PGM)

    An enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of 3-phosphoglycerate and 2-phosphoglycerate in glycolysis.