phosphofructokinase
Phosphofructokinase is an enzyme that plays a key role in glycolysis, the metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose to produce energy. It is responsible for catalyzing the conversion of fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate, an essential step in glucose metabolism.
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