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Concerning the Reaction Phosphoenolpyruvate + ADP -----> Pyruvate + ATP

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Concerning the reaction Phosphoenolpyruvate + ADP -----> pyruvate + ATP which of the following statements is true?


A) Formation of ATP and pyruvate occurs since under intracellular conditions the hydrolysis of ATP is exergonic while the hydrolysis of phosphoenolpyruvate is endergonic.
B) Reaction is an example of oxidative phosphorylation.
C) Reaction equilibrium lies far to the left.
D) Formation of ATP and pyruvate occurs since hydrolysis of phosphoenolpyruvate results in the release of free energy that is numerically larger than the free energy associated with the phosphorylation of ADP
E) None of the above is correct.

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