Standard Gibbs energy of metabolic reactions: V. Enolase reaction.

The glycolytic pathway is one of the most important pathways for living organisms, due to its role in energy production and as supplier of precursors for biosynthesis in living cells. This work focuses on determination of the standard Gibbs energy of reaction Δg' of the enolase reaction, the ninth reaction in the glycolysis pathway. Exact Δg' values are required to predict the thermodynamic feasibility of single metabolic reactions or even of metabolic reaction sequences under cytosolic conditions.